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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 new way of looking at the history of philosophy by bringing to life six kinds of figures who have occupied the role of philosopher in a wide range of societies around the world over the millennia - the Natural Philosopher, the Sage, the Gadfly, the Ascetic, the Mandarin, and the Courtier. The result is at once an unconventional introduction to the global history of philosophy and an original exploration of what philosophy has been - and perhaps could be again.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy

• Full title: Philosopher
• Author: Justin E. H. Smith
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780691178462
• ISBN: 9780691178462
• ID: 16229406
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Weight: 346 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 216 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. October 2017

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