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to PlatoFootnote.org
According to Alfred North Whitehead, "The safest general
characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it
consists of a series of footnotes to Plato" (Process and Reality, p.
39, Free Press, 1979). That may have been an exaggeration, but it is
true that Plato (together with his mentor, Socrates, and his pupil,
Aristotle) introduced the world to the way of thinking we call
philosophy (which comes from a Greek root meaning "love of wisdom").
Philosophy is difficult to define precisely, but - as American Justice
Potter Stewart once famously said of pornography - one recognizes it
when one sees it. This web site is devoted to my writings and musings
about philosophy.
The aim, of course, is simply to provide food for thought in a society
where there is much more food than thought available. Enjoy it,
disagree with it, but above all, think about it.
Questions and comments? Send them to: massimo a t platofootnote d o t
org.
About Massimo: short bio, curriculum vitae.
Web site and all contents © Copyright Massimo
Pigliucci 2009, All rights reserved.
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