Reflections on German Philosophy

Here, in a nutshell,

Is German philosophy.

Being-in-itself, curled up upon itself like a tight fractal,

Knows itself in all its dimensions, characteristics, and qualities.

It knows, understands, grasps, and holds

Its past, its present, and its future

All tightly in its transcendent fist. 

Being-in-itself provides the guiding, organizing principles

Of all science, from astronomy to zoology. 

Unless we confront, address, resolve

This threshold problem of the nature of being, and

Keep it lucidly in our wonderful minds,

We will be on the level of superficial everyday existence—

In short, we will be incapable of exploring science.

There, in a nutshell,

Is German philosophy.

--August 3, 2013