Our Philosophy

Great ideas draw us back and give us pause. When we take a contemplative stance towards the important-in-itself, we find a window to the whole of reality. If reading without pause gets us more quickly to the end, and onto the next one, how much more valuable is a book left open and unfinished, that leaves us with something great to think about. The ancients understood contemplative thinking to be the highest human activity, and philosophy therefore our greatest achievement. Many great ideas across the history of philosophy are captured in one hundred pages or less. Recurring Pages honors this tradition by presenting works that are less about reading and more about thinking, works that can be thoughtfully completed in two or three consecutive sittings. Then re-turned to, indefinitely.