Real Philosophy

“I think there is no one who has rendered worse service to the human race than those who have learned philosophy as a mercenary trade.”  –Seneca, Letters to Lucilius

Jacques-Louis David (1787), "The Death of Socrates" with some APP modifications.

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About W

W is a 20-something, 30-something, 40-something, or even 50-something non-tenure track philosopher currently teaching at a private or public institution of higher education somewhere in North America. Different people will contribute to W’s diary. Like X, W is a philosophical persona composed by several real persons.
Stylized letter X.

About X

X is a 20-something graduate student doing her/his PhD in philosophy at a university somewhere in North America. Different people will contribute to X’s diary. So X is a philosophical persona composed by several real persons.
Stylized letter Y.

About Y

Y is a 30-something female tenured associate professor of philosophy at a liberal arts college somewhere in North America.
Stylized letter Z.

About Z

Z, aka Robert Hanna, is a 60-something cosmopolitan anarcho- or borderless philosopher, and previously was a tenured full professor of philosophy at a public university somewhere in North America, but still managed to escape with his life.