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Being a Philosopher - The History of a Practice (Hardcover, New)
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Being a Philosopher - The History of a Practice (Hardcover, New)
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Philosophers often find that the response 'I am a philosopher' when
given in reply to the question 'What do you do?' produces a puzzled
silence. The puzzle is not one simply about the nature of
philosophical thought, it is one about what philosophers actually
do. David Hamlyn's enjoyable and illuminating account is the first
to consider the history of the practice of philosophy, or of
philosophy considered as an institution. Being a Philosopher
examines the main trends of that practice and how philosophers have
been regarded at different times. The Greek philosophical schools
provided the first professional philosophers. While philosophy
played a significant role in the setting up of the universities in
the Middle Ages, it was severely limited by its subservience to
theology. He considers the great philosophers of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries, exploring the issues of why so few had
anything to do with teaching or any other institutional
arrangements. The later part of the book outlines the progressive
professionalism of philosophy, the emergence of philosophical
journals and societies, and current arrangements for the practice
of philosophy in higher education. In his conclusion, David Hamlyn
draws certain morals from the history provided, emphasizing the
importance of philosophical teaching and the institutional backing
for it, while noting the implicit paradox that many of the major
philosophers had no interest in teaching.
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