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comingfromfullness.Allthebeingsthatweknowarelimited,that
meansthattheyneedtoparticipateinthefullnessofbeing.
P.Mazanka:Letustakealookatthisproblemevenmorebroadly.
Intoday’sculture,wearewitnessestoastrangeparadox:ontheone
hand,philosophyisbeingpushedtotheverymarginsofintellectual
inquiry,and,ontheotherhandwemeetwiththemodernperson’s
greatdesiretoobtainanswerstotrulyphilosophicalproblems.How
couldphilosophyaidinsolvingtheseproblems?
Prof.Clarke:Wehavetotakepossessionofthemostfundamental
ofattributesofthehumanbeing.Thatdesiretoknow.Theunrestricted
desiretoknowfully.Theyfirstofallpeoplehavetowanttoknow,and
withoutanyrestrictions,sothethemesongofthemetaphysicianis,
“Don’tfencemein”.Todophilosophy,toknowphilosophy,youhave
totakepossessionofthisunlimiteddrivetoknow.It’ssomethingthat
islimitedinitscapacitytoexplain,anditpresupposessomethingelse.
Wehavetotakepossessionofeverythingthatisimpliedbytheworld
ofthought,thecommunicationofbeingandsoon.Wehavetotake
possessionofthehumanmindthedesiretoknow,andthedesireto
knowfully.Wearesometimesunawarethatweareexplicitlypushing
philosophytothemarginsandimplicitlydesiringit.Theunrestricted
drivetoknow,andtoknowfully,isanessentialpartofthehuman.It’s
anunrestricteddrivesoitmustbecarriedonbyphilosophy,notby
someparticulardiscipline.Soalltheotherkindsofthingsthatwetry
toknowfitinasjustapartofthatunrestricteddrivetoknowasthe
centralpropertyoftheintellect,ofthehumanmind,thisunrestricted
drivetoknow.
Getthemintouchwiththatlongingtoknow,andgetthatmoving,
andthenjuststarttogodownindepth,andthenout,andthenjustcall
theirattentiontowhatisallaroundusthatwetakeforgrantedand
thenforgetabout,the“is.”AsShelleysaid,“Themistoffamiliarity
obscuresfromusthewonderofourbeing.”Existenceissofamiliar.It
iscommontoeverything,thatwejustsortofforgetaboutit,andit
dropsoutofsight.Toopentheireyesagain,torecognizethewonder,
asHeideggersaid,thewonderofallwondersthatanythingatallexists.