…in the NYT. It’s pretty thin on facts, and pretty thick on stereotypes about philosophers and philosophy students. And some of its “facts” aren’t even accurate: Nietzsche did not survive on the generosity of friends and family, as the article says, he worked for 11 years as a classics professor and then received a disability pension from the university when health problems forced him to retire.
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> I’m sure many other practical philosophy teachers feel the same way, but thirty years ago I simply would not…
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Hmmm… (Much to chew on.)
https://youtu.be/G29DXfcdhBg I’m sure many other practical philosophy teachers feel the same way, but thirty years ago I simply would not…
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