Why are there philosophers?

[gcursor]

A very good book I am currently reading had the following passage,"Sadly it is not only the force of gravity we get used to as we grow up. The world itself becomes a habit in no time at all. It seems as if in the process of growing up we lose the ability to wonder about the world. And in doing so, we lose something central--something philosophers try to restore. For somewhere inside ourselves, something tells us that life is a huge mystery. This is something we once experienced, long before we learned to think the thought."

 

Thoughts?

gcursor

[adriano46]

Very interesting and thought-provoking quote. Mind sharing the book's name?

[gcursor]

Title

 

SOPHIE'S WORLD by Jostein Gaarder

 

Very interesting and thought-provoking quote. Mind sharing the book's name?