The market for philosophers: an interpretation of Lucian's satire on philosophy.

From: Independent Review | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Bragues, George | Copyright information

I can't imagine how you can think philosophy and wine are similar--except in this one respect, that philosophers sell their learning as shopkeepers their wares; and most of them dilute it, too, and defraud customers.

--Lucian

with the recent publication of Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline, Richard Posner (2001) once again has extended the reach of economics beyond its traditional confines of industry and commerce, taking it to the arena where politica...

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