1. The Story of Philosophy

2. Richard Tarnas “The history of Western culture has long seemed to possess the dynamics, scope, and beauty of a great epic drama.”

3. Every Age Must Remember… “Each generation must examine and think through again, from its own distinct vantage point, the ideas that have shaped its understanding of the world.”

4. To See Anew “One must in a sense wipe the slate clean, attempt to see things without the benefit or burden of a preconceived outlook.”

5. Will Durant 1885-1981 “We may be sure that if we can but find wisdom, all things else will be added unto us. Truth will not make us rich, but it will make us free.”

6. Cicero (106-43 B.C.E.) “There is nothing so absurd,” says Cicero, “but that it may be found in the books of the philosophers.”

7. Werner Heisenberg “Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.”

8. Einstein “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Durant: “Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.”

9. Wisdom What is it in us that can recognize truth and say yes to wisdom?

10. Socrates “… but if wisdom be what I believe she is, then follow her and serve her, and be of good cheer.”