It does for me. I have never had a job that requires such constant and devoted attention, as to prevent me from also thinking about profound questions.
The professional philosophers union might have something to say about that.
A truly professional philosopher can bake bread AND think.
Back in, say, the 1960's? They absolutely would have, because they still had turf to defend. But social capital speaks louder than foundation money in the present global system. These days, groups like the American Philosophical Association routinely cite philosophical contributions from outside the academy in their conferences and published works.
Ah, the two most significant senses of "proving", all in one kitchen.
Nothing useful was ever accomplished without collective representation. Even our most famously "solitary geniuses" need a social network through which to disseminate their work and advocate for its preservation. Plato certainly knew this, considering it was through his advocacy (and funding/labor from his own cadre of students) that the philosophical legacy of his master Sokrates survived the attempted persecutions and erasure of the state.
B-b-but was he current on his dues? I was briefly a member of AIM, and their reps were pretty unforgiving.
The true philosopher neither bakes nor breaks bread. Instead, he thinks about it.
The benefit of being the cult leader is that your disciples handle the petty details for you.
Yes. In past days, the study of the world and the surrounding universe was called "natural philosophy" and later, natural philosophers became scientists.
I have it on high authority that the only TRUE philosophy is motorcycle maintenance.
Does it?
I find myself still hungry after a full meal of process identification. And bread is still bread, after all that deep thought.
