• Who needs advice?

    Margaret Mullett investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.

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The myth of the selfless philosopher

By Enrico Galvagni There is a myth that spans the history of western thought: the myth of the selfless philosopher. True philosophers, the myth says, are ethereal creatures who dropped every trace of pride, egoism, and vainglory to devote their…