The Importance of Philosophy in the Fourth Century

I think any kind of pronouncements that he makes about himself can be read as a kind of pro forma humility that he must exhibit in these contexts. He's got a job to do. And if he does it well, then he has a good chance of going somewhere better. I was just rereading the life of Macrina this morning because you indicated we might have a chat about her at some point. Her brother repeatedly calls her a philosopher and she lives the life of philosophy. So she is. This might cause students in a philosophy department in today's university system to scratch their heads and say, what is she doing exactly that is philosophy? But blatantly, that's included under what