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"This fascinating scholarly book is a breakthrough study about the origins of the term philosopher in Ancient Greece." * Paradigm Explorer *
"What does a philosophos do and what is a philosophos anyway? Christopher Moore explores these questions in his intriguing book, examining the history of the word philosophos and considering the development of the discipline that came to be known as philosophia. . . . Moore’s is a rich and stimulating study of an overlooked subject, and very welcome."---Patricia Curd, Journal of the History of Philosophy
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Moore operates at the highest levels of honest philological precision: nothing is swept under the rug of abstraction, every
case – indeed every single occurrence of the word group – is picked apart. Meticulous attention to textual evidence, one eye on the apparatus criticus, brightens each page.

"---Richard P. Martin, Polis

Calling Philosophers Names

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/12/2019
      ISBN13: 9780691195056, 978-0691195056
      ISBN10: 0691195056
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      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "This fascinating scholarly book is a breakthrough study about the origins of the term philosopher in Ancient Greece." * Paradigm Explorer *
      "What does a philosophos do and what is a philosophos anyway? Christopher Moore explores these questions in his intriguing book, examining the history of the word philosophos and considering the development of the discipline that came to be known as philosophia. . . . Moore’s is a rich and stimulating study of an overlooked subject, and very welcome."---Patricia Curd, Journal of the History of Philosophy
      "

      Moore operates at the highest levels of honest philological precision: nothing is swept under the rug of abstraction, every
      case – indeed every single occurrence of the word group – is picked apart. Meticulous attention to textual evidence, one eye on the apparatus criticus, brightens each page.

      "---Richard P. Martin, Polis

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