That was great, thanks. This all reminds me of Socrates' claim in the Theatetus that "Philosophy begins in wonder," wonder being roughly equivalent to the the

That was great, thanks. This all reminds me of Socrates' claim in the Theatetus that "Philosophy begins in wonder," wonder being roughly equivalent to the the desire to reduce uncertainty, and the Platonic idea that philosophy is central to the good life. Which leads to the ubiquitous Whitehead quote about western philosophy consisting of footnotes to Plato...