Beginnings

Hokma: wisdom, shrewdness, skill. The ancient Hebrews esteemed this virtue much in the same way as the Greeks. Philosophy comes from the Greek words philo: love and sophia: wisdom - thus "lovers of wisdom."

The underlying assumption for both cultures is that the world is a fundamentally good place with a discoverable order. The task of human beings is to investigate this world, find the order and learn to live in harmony with it.

I share this same assumption. I believe God is good and has created a fundamentally good world and wants us to enjoy it. The process of living in harmony with God's creation allows us to be fully human - to experience the substance of God most potently.

Life is a skill and we are not born with this skill. It is through experience and observation that we gain this skill. Join me as I wander through this world and let us all get better at life together!