@article{018e9e45-c775-729e-a908-7ae19f5126f1, author = {Gabriel R. Lear}, title = {Radiance and Wonder: Reflections on Adam Zagajewski}, journal = {Konteksty Kultury}, volume = {2023}, number = {Volume 20 Issue 1}, year = {2023}, issn = {2083-7658}, pages = {16-25},keywords = {philosophical wonder; Plato; poetic experience; dialogue}, abstract = {In his poems and essays, Adam Zagajewski often described the work of poetry as discovering and giving expression to the “radiance” of the world. I argue that Zagajewski’s conception of poetry has much in common with Plato’s idea that philosophy begins in wondering. I further argue that in both cases, our confidence in the veridicality of wonder depends on our ability to share in wondering with another person, and I suggest that we can see this dynamic in several of Zagajewski’s poems about listening to music.}, doi = {10.4467/23531991KK.23.004.17907}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/konteksty-kultury/article/radiance-and-wonder-reflections-on-adam-zagajewski} }