Tree of Light

Tree of Light

Time has opened the space required for life, and life has imprinted onto the fabric of reality art-designs born from the successive work of family, formed, from nature's dream. And melting down glaciers of unawareness into a sea of consciousness in the brightening sun of reality, life begins to reshape the world. Evocative, poetic, and in turns even beautiful, Vogt's work of philosophical reflection unfolds through its chapters as if philosophy was itself a living, growing creature, and not some cadaver to be dissected or pinned under a glass case. If philosophy can be said to start in wonder, Vogt attunes the reader to retain that origin even as the journey continues amidst difficult ideas and big questions. A stimulating and energetic little work. -Derrick Peterson, Masters in Historical Theology, Masters in the History of Philosophy, Ph.D. in Historiography (in progress) This work will give you a philosophy of knowledge AND life. More than that, it uncovers the meaning of life. This work is not a dry academic exercise but an invitation to live in a way that is both poetic, and profound. -Ryan M. Carothers, Master of Arts in History, with Distinction A. N. VOGT earned a Master of Arts in Philosophy while living abroad in Japan from the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. There he simultaneously completed a 10 year curriculum in one of Japan's oldest extant martial arts. Furnished with the philosophical fruit of these unique circumstances, he returned to the United States to complete Tree of Light at Stanford University's Cecil H. Green Library.