Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. — Socrates
Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
In the original Greek
μάλα γὰρ φιλοσόφου τοῦτο τὸ πάθος, τὸ θαυμάζειν: οὐ γὰρ ἄλλη ἀρχὴ φιλοσοφίας ἢ αὕτη.
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Socrates. Quoted in Theaetetus, written by Plato, translated by John McDowell. Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Socrates. Quoted in Θεαίτητος [Theaetetus], written by Plato. c. 369 BC.
