TOK: Lewis Thomas

We pass the word around, we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry, we meditate over the literature, we play the music, we change our minds, we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way - not by shouting each other down, but by the capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

Lewis Thomas (1913-1993) was a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.