This is an essay on philosophy, a book about wisdom and a text on thinking. The author reviews philosophical thinking in a readily accessible manner that adds both context and fun to the process. I certainly learned something from this work and enjoyed doing so. One can say in criticism that Swanson has picked the ’usual suspects’ of philosophy upon which to base this work. The ancient Greek Academy is of course a very fair place to start and provides adequate and very reasonable foundation for the core theme of the book. I am left wondering if this same pedagogical style could be extended to alternative philosophical traditions and to the large number of wisdom lovers spanning the age from Aristotle to the present day.
Thursday 10 January 2013
Wonder is a Verb: An Uncommon Crash Course in the Art of Philosophical Thinking by Thomas Swanson
This is an essay on philosophy, a book about wisdom and a text on thinking. The author reviews philosophical thinking in a readily accessible manner that adds both context and fun to the process. I certainly learned something from this work and enjoyed doing so. One can say in criticism that Swanson has picked the ’usual suspects’ of philosophy upon which to base this work. The ancient Greek Academy is of course a very fair place to start and provides adequate and very reasonable foundation for the core theme of the book. I am left wondering if this same pedagogical style could be extended to alternative philosophical traditions and to the large number of wisdom lovers spanning the age from Aristotle to the present day.
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