Philosophy can be defined as the pursuit of ideas
by men who cannot accept simple truths as simple
and so, with many words and large phrases,
they formulate complex hypotheses and expositions
which when the shrouds of confusing and miscellaneous
word games are removed, one finds the simple
truths of common sense.
1989
I tend to agree.
In less eloquent language I have often attempted to make the same point. Philosophy should be an attempt to make the complex understandable, not the understandable complex.
By: contructiveconservative on February 16, 2012
at 11:02 am
Your comment is quite eloquent as well! I am in the process of going through my journals and putting the writings online. This piece is from 1989 when I was 22 – a good reminder of something I need to remember as I grow older.
By: jlseagull on February 16, 2012
at 1:35 pm