About
Martin Walker studied Physics at St. John's College, Oxford, with some of the leading physicists of our time, including the director general of CERN, Dr. Chris Llewellyn Smith. His groundbreaking book, LIFE! bridges the gap between science and spirituality in prose that communicates the feeling as well as the logic of his thesis.
In naming this site, I chose the term rational philosophy (even though philosophy should always be rational) because I want the posts to contribute to our understanding of the world around us using reason. I firmly believe that we all philosophize. Any reflection on our state of being is philosophy. Whether my reflection and analysis holds more weight or is more relevant or accurate than anyone else's I will leave to the reader to decide. But as I begin these postings I commit that I will strive to be reasonable and fair. I have prejudices, and hobbyhorses, and weaknesses, but I will guard against them, root them out before I press "publish."
I aim to post two kinds of content: That which is general and timeless, and that which is specific and of immediate interest. It seems to me that this captures the best of philosophy—to seek universal truth, and to try to use that truth to shed light on the the moment in which we live. When Socrates met with his fellow Greeks at the forum and engaged them in discussion, he held forth on some big subjects but at the same time urged his companions to think more sharply, to question more deeply.
In my second post, I hope to produce a broad sketch of my original philosophy that proposes some general ideas about our existence.
Thank you for reading,
Martin G. Walker
Comments
February 2, 2008
Anderson Brown said:
Martin, I'm very impressed with the quality and quantity of posts on your blog. The post on the lies of the politicians was really good and ambitious, the post where you were burnt on the politics and then wrote about happiness was also really nice. Somehow I've been signed up to get your e-mail postings. I don't mind getting them and I'll even click through sometimes and check stuff out, but I would ask you to reciprocate by subscribing to Anderson Brown's Philosophy Blog (or my Politics Blog or Literary Blog), none of which holds a candle to your Rational Philosophy, is it? blog. Thanks for the consideration, Anderson Brown