I asked myself “Which modern philosopher is the greatest?” And after much  cogitation I decided on Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian thinker who made two absolutely definitive contributions to the history of Western thought. Immanuel Kant ran a close second, but Wittgenstein’s role in defining the nature and direction of philosophy since his day (1889-1951)…

THE TALE OF THE WANDERING FURNITURE Back in 1963 our set of wooden furniture left our home in the countryside and travelled to my Grandparents’ residential home in the town of Bellingham, Washington. The set consisted of two small dining-room type tables, two long benches with full backs, and six chairs, all of dark, rough-hewn…