Poetry and Philosophy Meditations for Every Day

This book of meditations brings together some of the great themes of philosophy - the nature of reality, perception, metaphysics, choice and morality - and shows how these themes are reflected in poetry, both ancient and modern. The reader is invited to meditate on the poems one day at a time, and connect them to the larger themes which the poet addresses, often indirectly by means of metaphor or picture. Its aim is to show to both the general reader and the specialist student how philosophy infuses every aspect of our culture and how meditation on these greater themes can change our lives, liberate our imaginations and cause us to see all things anew.