Full Idea
Why do human beings even want philosophers?
Gist of Idea
Why do people want philosophers?
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1872-74 [1873], 29 [019])
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Unpublished of 'Unfashionable Obs' period (v 11)', ed/tr. Gray,Richard T. [Stanford 1995], p.199
A Reaction
It is not clear, of course, that they do want philosophers. The standard attitude to them seems to be a mixture of contempt and fear.