The philosopher : a history in six types /
What would the global history of philosophy look like if it were told not as a story of ideas but as a series of job descriptions, ones that might have been used to fill the position of philosopher at different times and places over the past 2,500 years? The Philosopher does just that, providing a n...
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Singular things and timeless truths, featuring the curiosa
- Philosophy and philosophia, featuring the sage
- Inside and out, featuring the gadfly
- Body and soul, featuring the ascetic
- Mountains and valleys, featuring the mandarin
- Money and love, featuring the courtier.