As I read this first chapter, the one spot that stuck in my mind was on page 32 when the author talked about Socrates being perplexed about being wise. The part that caught me was "Socrates knew nothing and knew that he knew nothing. Therefore, he knew more than others." The irony in that just amazed me. Socrates was a great philosopher - that is a proven fact. But I would have never looked at it from this point of view.

It made me re-evaluate myself. I would like to think that I know a little bit about a whole lot but in reality, I know nothing about most things. Still, I have an opinion, a thought, a feeling about most things. So does that make me a philosopher or a BS artist? I guess that is what the class is here to help us discover.

My name is Jennifer. I work 45+ hours per week as a surgery scheduler in a three doctor practice. I have two kids, a spouse who is a full-time student at UofO and somewhere in our busy lives, I am attempting to go back to school. This class caught my eye because I grew up with a mother who based our lives on metaphysical things. I read the first few chapters of this book solely because it interested me. Does the center hold? The first chapter of this book brought up several circumstances to demonstrate that. It would be interesting to see some postings of what others find intriguing.