Purpose

First post. First blog.

I suppose it makes sense to begin with a short explanation of my blogspot name. This will be most fitting because a) it is a somewhat unique title to choose to which there is an ancient and philosophical background and b) because it will be an underlying theme running through all of my posts.

Minerva is the name of an ancient Roman goddess of wisdom. She was accompanied in her journeys by and Owl which consequently represents wisdom or the spirit from which the endeavour of philosophy (translated from Greek to mean 'love of wisdom) takes flight.

The 19th Century German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel makes reference to the Owl of Minerva in his 'Preface to The Philosophy of Right.' Hegel says: "The Owl of Minerva only takes flight at dusk" By this he means that the culminating wisdom of an historical epoch is gained in hindsight - at dusk - before a new epoch arises.

In a sense, my posts will generally follow the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom in line with the spirit suggested by the flight of Minerva's Owl. However, it will be a pursuit accompanied by high hopes that we may gain a clue as to how we ought to conduct ourselves as human beings in a manner most conducive to our highest potentials today. Perhaps, the flight of enlightenment and truth may one day take off and soar before our eyes - before dusk.

Let us take an adventure into the realm of ideas, willing always that they may also become manifest as progressive actions.