Sunday, January 08, 2012

In case you wondered ...

... What Does a Philosopher Look Like? | Talking Philosophy. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

It looks to me that all these people are - or were - professors of philosophy. I don't think that's the same thing as being a philosopher. In fact, many of the philosophers we best remember - Socrates, Spinoza, Hume - were not professors.

2 comments:

  1. See others of Mr Pyke's photographs of philosophers starting here:

    http://www.pyke-eye.com/view/phil_I_07.html

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  2. A philosopher who's practicing correctly, like a religious person who's practicing correctly, should use his or her practice to become a better parent, a better citizen, a better thinker.

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