Jan 27 2026
A Natural Philosophy
Last fall I published a collection of prose poems and taut paragraphs regarding the mystical realm, Apprehensions of What-Is. The first draft of that work came to me in three days. The material for this book, Philosophical Fragments, spans three decades (1987-2013). I’ve selected aphorisms and stand-alone paragraphs from four published chapbooks, one unpublished manuscript, and philosophy journals kept during that period. Unlike last fall’s publication, this book is more a product of the rational side of my brain than the intuitive/creative side. It all comes from the same source, of course.
Philosophical Fragments tracks the evolution of my worldview from a somewhat conventional way of seeing things to a more pantheistic perspective. It’s the direct result of 40-plus years of woods wandering. While I’ve read thousands of books –– mostly science, history, philosophy and religion –– it’s the natural world that has shaped my worldview. Consequently, nature looms large here. That said, the early not-so-naturalistic fragments still have some value, I think –– if not insightful, then at least entertaining. You, dear readers, are welcome to make what you will of my blather.
This book is now available at Amazon.com. It can also be purchased at my website, woodthrushbooks.com. Check it out.
