"It is through wonder [thaumazein]," says Aristotle, "that men now begin and originally began to philosophize"; and as Plato tells us, through the mouth of Socrates, "wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder." These sayings are well known, and they are also representative of an important thread that runs through much of the Western philosophical tradition,' and yet, in contemporary philosophy at least, they are not much reflected upon.
History
Publication title
Philosophical Romanticism
Pagination
287-298
ISBN
978-0-415-25643-8
Publisher
Routledge
Publication status
Published
Place of publication
New York
Rights statement
Copyright 2006 Nikolas Kompridis for seletion and editorial matter: individual contributors for their contributions