Philosophaster is a comedy play written by Robert Burton in the year 1606. The play is set in Paris and follows the story of a young man named Philomathes who is obsessed with philosophy and desires to become a great philosopher. However, he is easily swayed by the opinions of others and lacks the critical thinking skills necessary to form his own ideas. Philomathes is accompanied by his friend, Amorphus, who is a charlatan and a fraud. Amorphus pretends...