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May 30, 2007

a head full of question marks

I asked him whether the pursuit of philosophy required any special gifts. At first he was not sure…What is required is a passionate interest and one that does not fail…A philosopher is someone with a head full of question marks. This seemed to him the essence.


O. K. Bouwsma on Wittgenstein

Posted by amin at May 30, 2007 2:22 PM