The disappearance of education

And its replacement by voc-ed training.

I wouldn't have missed it for the world, though it did not earn me a penny.

My BA in Philosophy (with unofficial minors in Theology and English), my two (two!) MAs and my ABD in the same.

Never did finish a dissertation.

Didn't especially want to teach.

My working life has been in the Socratic and Cyrenaic-Stoic tradition.

Find some not too distressful job a decent, self-respecting man who means no harm can do, that pays enough.

For me, more than a tub, less than a McMansion.

Tweaking Aristotle's nose

"The Abominable Bride," the last episode of season 3 of Sherlock.

Holmes remarks, "Fear is wisdom in the face of danger."

Not courage.

Or maybe Plato.

Or Socrates.