And Although It Might Be Best Of

When I Was 15 Years Old, Or 16, I Carried Around On The Streets Of Brooklyn A Paperback Copy Of Plato's Republic, Front Cover Facing Outward. I Had Read Only Some Of It And Understood Less, But I Was Excited By It And Knew It Was Something Wonderful.

What Hadn't Been Realized In The Literature Until Now Is That Merely To Describe How Severely Something Has Been Tested In The Past Itself Embodies Inductive Assumptions, Even As A Statement About The Past.

Some Communities Will Be Abandoned, Others Will Struggle Along, Others Will Split, Others Will Flourish, Gain Members, And Be Duplicated Elsewhere. Each Community Must Win And Hold The Voluntary Adherence Of Its Members. No Pattern Is Imposed On Everyone, And The Result Will Be One Pattern If And Only If Everyone Voluntarily Chooses To Live In Accordance With That Pattern Of Community.

Wisdom Is Not Just Knowing Fundamental Truths, If These Are Unconnected With The Guidance Of Life Or With A Perspective On Its Meaning. If The Deep Truths Physicists Describe About The Origin And Functioning Of The Universe Have Little Practical Import And Do Not Change Our Picture Of The Meaning Of The Universe And Our Place Within It, Then Knowing Them Would Not Count As Wisdom.

What Else Can Matter To Us, Other Than How Our Lives Feel From The Inside?