Begin with wonder

Aristotle’s view that philosophy begins with wonder, 

not as in our day with doubt, 

is a positive point of departure for philosophy. 

Indeed, the world will no doubt learn 

that it does not do to begin with the negative, 

and the reason for success up to the present 

is that philosophers have never quite surrendered to the negative 

and thus have never earnestly done what they have said. 

They merely flirt with doubt.     

                 Soren Kierkegaard,  Journals and Papers