”A Fierce Little Tragedy ably articulates fundamental issues in the practice of philosophy so important to philosophy of education” – George David Miller

• Foreword by George David MillerPrefaceAcknowledgmentsONE A Philosophical LēnōciniumTWO Let Your Reason Serve To Make Truth AppearTHREEI Like To Listen To The Way You SpeakFOURVirtuously VulnerableFIVEWas It Platonic?SIXTit–À–TitSEVENUnder The Egoism Beneath The SkinEIGHTForm Precedes Content, And LingersNINEPhilosophical LaughterTENFine Hands And The Futures MarketELEVENMasses Masticating At The MoviesTWELVEWhen The Giver Proves UnkindTHIRTEENPoor Geppetto, Alone In The GhettoFOURTEENNever Again Pretend To UnderstandFIFTEENLook Homeward, Angel SIXTEENPsychoanalyzing The Stuffing OutSEVENTEENThe Zhivago Of ChicagoEIGHTEENAmazing Grace?EPILOGUE1. Philosophy as Wonder2. Philosophical Asking3. Metaphysical Wonder4. Philosophical Thinking as Asking 5. Asking Plato6. Questions and the Value of Philosophy7. Heidegger and “Being–a–self”8. The Asking Mystery9. ConclusionWorks CitedAbout The AuthorIndex

”A Fierce Little Tragedy ably articulates fundamental issues in the practice of philosophy so important to philosophy of education” – George David Miller

• Foreword by George David MillerPrefaceAcknowledgmentsONE A Philosophical LēnōciniumTWO Let Your Reason Serve To Make Truth AppearTHREEI Like To Listen To The Way You SpeakFOURVirtuously VulnerableFIVEWas It Platonic?SIXTit–À–TitSEVENUnder The Egoism Beneath The SkinEIGHTForm Precedes Content, And LingersNINEPhilosophical LaughterTENFine Hands And The Futures MarketELEVENMasses Masticating At The MoviesTWELVEWhen The Giver Proves UnkindTHIRTEENPoor Geppetto, Alone In The GhettoFOURTEENNever Again Pretend To UnderstandFIFTEENLook Homeward, Angel SIXTEENPsychoanalyzing The Stuffing OutSEVENTEENThe Zhivago Of ChicagoEIGHTEENAmazing Grace?EPILOGUE1. Philosophy as Wonder2. Philosophical Asking3. Metaphysical Wonder4. Philosophical Thinking as Asking 5. Asking Plato6. Questions and the Value of Philosophy7. Heidegger and “Being–a–self”8. The Asking Mystery9. ConclusionWorks CitedAbout The AuthorIndex