John Marmysz - Despite its successes, in the end, philosophical thinking always falls shor

Despite its successes, in the end, philosophical thinking always falls short of its real goal. It involves both the wonder of aspiring toward the Truth and the distress of falling short of that Truth. In this way, philosophy can be characterized as wondrous distress.

- John Marmysz

source: John Marmysz (2011). “The Path of Philosophy: Truth, Wonder, and Distress”, p.12, Cengage Learning

topic: Philosophy, Real, Fall, Philosophical Thinking