Thought Matters

what's it all about? Sorry to get all metaphysical on your asp, but what's it all about? Actually forget it, let's rearrange: Metaphysics - what's it all about? You know how they coined the term 'metaphysics'? They were collecting Aristotle's jottings together and had no idea where on the shelf to place his work on philosophy, so in the end they just hoped for the best and stuck it after physics, or as the Greeks would say, meta physics. What kind of irresponsible way is that to name one of the most important works of thought to be inspired? And how much worse is it that in 2355 years, no-one has come up with a more appropriate term. Although it's pretty clear that no-one has really got a good solid grasp on what the word metaphysics actually means. I looked it up at dictionary.com and one of the definitions for metaphysics is, err, metaphysics! Come on guys, how hard can it be?! That reminds me, last week I heard one lecturer pronounce his name 'a-rist-toe-toe-lay'. I think she was trying to impress us. Anyhow, in the absence of any wisdom to expound, I'll leave you with my own little thought of the day, that I thought whilst on the tube. Today. Breathe deep, here it is:

'On our own we are not individuals'