I have been a non-academic philosopher for the last 30 years - indeed, I don't think academics would even recognize me as a philosopher ay more. I didn't get the terminal degree and I mostly eschewed academic publications. This article tells a different story about a different philosopher, but a lot of Pranay Sanklecha's reflections echo my own. And much of those reflections apply to all branches of academia, not just philosophy. "Let us go back to the world, to the modern equivalents of the Greek agora, let us do philosophy in places and with people where we are not protected – and mummified – by the sophisticated conventions and intricate rules of the institution of academic philosophy."
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