is there such thing as profesional philosophers in modern day?if so what are the wages?
because i dont know if this is homer’s(simpson) memory talkin’ but i thought i read somewhere greek philosophers sat at certian entances begging for food. my bro says almost every citizen was a philosopher.
and that they had jobs.
how confuseing…
There is hardly any money in philosophy.
If you want big money in modern times, here is what a person can do:
Grow bong in your basement,
Build weapons in your garage,
And make porno upstairs.
Legalized gambling and oil also have big money going into them.
why did everyone ignore this thread? i thought at least one of the greats would respond with an insightfull reply?
Not that I consider myself a ‘great’ on that cue, but professional Philosophers tend to work as academics in educational / research instutes. They operate on councils for the EU, environmental policy, bioethics…
We also now have philosotherapy…
But in general a philosophy degree is seen as a good thing to have and can open doors to many vocational workplaces.
lol ignoring Dan, lol 
, well on the subject of the Greeks, they were all rich people to begin with, you see they already had everything, they then started to philosophize. Although there really isnt’ such a thing as a philosopher nowadays, i guess the closest thing to one would be a professor of philosophy at a University. Someone who is also an author of sort. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were all teachers, so thats the closest job to a philosopher me thinks.
thank you very much for the replys.
we dont see guys getting paid for just philosophying these days i guess. it was just confusing to try to extrapolate between ancient greece and modern day.
Try searching around for philosophy therapy. There are plenty of people getting paid hundreds per hour… it was never meant to be Psychology’s domain anyway.
Heads of philosophy departments around the world enjoy large salaries, months of holidays and alot of respect from their peers…although unfortunately that’s not typical of teaching, but just as an example for you.
What you really need to do is land a job as PA, or personal therapist type of gig, to someone incredibly rich and unhappy.
Learn Derren Brown mind tricks and you’ll never have to work another day in your life…
There is money in anything if you can get your ear close enough to the public pulse.
As for me… my friends I have my ear in the friggin vein.
Writing books, teaching, lecturing: these are pretty much the limits of what a ‘professional philosopher’ can do. In monetary terms, it would thus depend on how well your books sell, and how popular your classes and lectures are: like anything else, supply and demand.
In turn, I also concur here:
Replace ‘ear’ with ‘needle’ to see Gobbo’s future…
Me sticking needles in the metaphysical vein of the public?
Not just their metaphysical veins, one would hope…
“Gimme yer bloodmoney!”