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The purpose of the article is to elucidate the fundamental traits, which characterize philosopher as an educated person in the antique and modern philosophy. In connection with this, the author defines the problem field of the work, which is related to understanding of the mission and vocation of the philosopher. The author comes to a conclusion about a principal difference between the antique and modern interpretations of the philosopher. The author concludes that educated philosopher in antiquity is a man, who has changed his life, and educated philosopher in modern times is a man, who has become a specialist and mastered the specificity of the philosophical discourse. The article is devoted to studying the figure of philosopher in two aspects. The first aspect is connected to the antique conception related to philosopher's mission. The second aspect concerns the conception of philosopher in modern philosophy.