In this original and easy-to-read book, Nassim El Kabli enlightens us as to the "real jobs" of philosophers.

What were the jobs of the philosophers we still read and study today? Some of them are consistent with the idea people might have of a professional philosopher (anatomist or mathematician, lawyer, diplomat, journalist, or priest). Others are more unusual, ranging from a jazz pianist to an emperor, or a cyclist to a motorbike mechanic. The question is rarely asked, because all too often we forget that we cannot live on wisdom alone.