“Question: ‘How does one philosopher address another?’ Answer: ‘Take your time.’”*…
We need a philosophy of Slow Thought to ease thinking into a more playful and porous dialogue about what it means to live…
Read his “Slow Thought: a manifesto.”
[Image above from “Why Slow Thinking Wins,” a less philosophical, more functional argument…]
* Ludwig Wittgenstein
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As we listen to Ludwig, we might spare a thought for Saint Thomas Aquinas; he died on this date in 1274. A Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church, he was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of Scholasticism. Following Aristotle’s definition of science as sure and evident knowledge obtained from demonstrations, Thomas defined science as the knowledge of things from their causes. In his major work, Summa, he distinguished between demonstrated truth (science) and revealed truth (faith). His influence on Western thought is considerable; much of modern philosophy (especially ethics, natural law, metaphysics, and political theory) developed with reference– in support or opposition– to his ideas.
Thomas, from an altarpiece in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, by Carlo Crivelli (15th century)
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