What Can We Learn from Cats? (An essay inspired by Maria Tillmanns’ book Pixie, the Philosopher’s Cat)
I have before me a wonderful book by Maria Tillmanns Pixie, the Philosopher’s Cat. Maria tackles a serious and, dare I say it, eternal theme – “The Philosopher and the Cat” (read: “The Philosopher and Life”). This fascinating yet incredibly challenging task involves being a worthy interlocutor for one’s alter ego, a philosophizing cat. It involves …