Thinkers with Their Teeth Out

Thinkers with Their Teeth Out examines rivalry, reputation, and unequal relationships in ancient Athenian philosophy. Beginning with the comic portrayal of Socrates in Aristophanes’ Clouds, it explores the distance between a thinker and the public image that admirers or opponents created. The narrative follows intellectual life from Socrates through the early Hellenistic schools, considering teachers, pupils, fees, social standing, exclusion, and the later transmission of philosophical reputations. Its Palaestra Bout Protocol directs ...