Splash Biography

In debating the merits of attending a philosophy class, I ask you to consider the following: Socrates, the symbolic forefather of (Western) philosophical thought, claimed to know nothing. If you think about it, that's pretty messed up. If he's right, we're all kind of screwed. The entire class would be me reinforcing the idea that I know nothing, you know nothing, and Plato knows nothing until we reach a point of such utter despair about our collective state and uncertainty in the world that we end up becoming soulless investment bankers wearing sunglasses indoors... BUT maybe he's wrong! Or maybe that's not exactly what he meant! Maybe there is still a chance that we can produce some certain piece of knowledge about the universe that we can grasp on to as we strive to find meaning in our lives. If you'd like to include your own unique perspective as part of these types of discussions, please, please do so if only to interrupt my incoherent rambling.