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What Philosophy Is REALLY Like - by Bryan Frances

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Bryan Frances is the world’s only intellectual wisdom coach. He’s a former professor of philosophy & logic, doing research & teaching at universities in the US, UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He teaches you how to become the wisest thinker in the room—which is different from being the most knowledgeable or having the highest IQ. Contact for a free session. Lots of people form their conception of what it’s like to be a philosopher based on the courses they took in college or as a graduate student. Although this is almost unavoidable, in my experience this results in serious misconceptions. Doing high-level work in philosophy bares little resemblance to what you encounter in a course, either as an undergrad or graduate student. It’s even worse if you’ve mainly taken courses with a heavy historical element to them. So, what’s it REALLY like to do philosophy in a serious, sustained way, for many years? Truly: $2.50 A MONTH. Since I already gave away most of my possessions & money t

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