Re:Focus Is Saying No to Good Ideas
by bombcar on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @11:22AM
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The word that would more align with our modern "curiosity" would be wonder.
> St. Thomas defines wonder (admiratio) as “a kind of desire (desiderium) for knowledge; a desire which comes to man when he sees an effect of which the cause either is unknown to him, or surpasses his knowledge or faculty of understanding.” Wonder leads people to inquire and seek answers in a deliberate and purposeful manner in order to gain knowledge. St. Thomas identifies that we associate the desired person, event or object with what is “pleasing” and “scarce.” Simply, the wonderer glimpses an elusive knowledge to pursue.
> St. Thomas defines wonder (admiratio) as “a kind of desire (desiderium) for knowledge; a desire which comes to man when he sees an effect of which the cause either is unknown to him, or surpasses his knowledge or faculty of understanding.” Wonder leads people to inquire and seek answers in a deliberate and purposeful manner in order to gain knowledge. St. Thomas identifies that we associate the desired person, event or object with what is “pleasing” and “scarce.” Simply, the wonderer glimpses an elusive knowledge to pursue.
https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.I-II.Q32.A8 from https://www.nashvilledominican.org/desire-wonder-essential-e...