Heidegger once said, “We come to know what it means to think when we ourselves try to think. If the attempt is to be successful, we must be ready to learn thinking. As soon as we allow ourselves to become involved in such learning, we have admitted that we are not yet capable of thinking”.  So, this Note would point out that one of the great purposes of Notes is to provoke the aspiration to learn to think.

Heidegger has also said, “Still, it may be that man wants to think, but can’t.  Perhaps he wants too much when he wants to think, and so can do too little.  Man can think in the sense that he possesses the possibility to do so.  This possibility alone, however, is no guarantee that we are capable of thinking.  For we are capable of doing only what we are inclined to do.”  Therefore, is it possible that Notes feed your aspiration to think?  Or do they feed some other aspiration?  And, if so, what?

Thinking about a Note does not necessarily imply that such thinking is genuine, originary thinking, nor does it imply that the Note Reader is thinking about thinking.  And this in itself might tell us why Note Readers make so little progress in their thinking.  Perhaps they are too entertained by Notes to feel inclined toward real thinking and learning.  What is your opinion on this matter?

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