Reflections on intellectual issues

The concept of contemplation in philosophy became prominent with its early beginnings, and Aristotle's boundary of contemplation outlined qualities related to the importance of transcending the superficial appearances of things, in order to delve into their depths and understand their fundamental structures. Philosophical contemplation then required penetrating beyond the direct and apparent, to attain the fixed and universal. Soon, the concept of contemplation entered practical sciences and became associated with prudent moral action, which is based on patience and reflection on the consequences of actions before undertaking them. The fruit was foresight before action and prudence before planning. As a result, this concept of contemplation prevailed in both theoretical and practical sciences due to this significant Aristotelian influence. This booklet is a reflective dialogue on these pressing topics in contemporary thought and an expression of opinion on them. It is worth noting that these texts are essentially introductions to books or opening preludes to a magazine for which I served as editor-in-chief. I hope the reader finds in them more value in the question than in the answer, a sense of crisis more than mere description, and awakening from the intellectual and methodological neglect that has increasingly accompanied the cultural state of humanity, rather than remaining in a state of oblivion.