No, I’m not going off on some political rant. At least, I don’t think so. (I was accused recently of using my blog as a soapbox…well, I thought, isn’t that what it’s for? The question is, how good is the soap.)
At our recent Dante session I was reminded of a quote I’d forgotten all about. One of the best philosophical thinkers of the 20th Century was Alfred North Whitehead. I recommend him. Even where I disagree with him, there is plenty to stir the imagination and encourage new thought. One of his better books, quite short and to the point, is The Function of Reason. …