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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Release Year
- 1995
- Book Title
- Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates...
- ISBN
- 9780631180333
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0631180338
ISBN-13
9780631180333
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178865
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Philosophy As a Way of Life : Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Subject
Spiritual, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Self-Help
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
94-028788
Reviews
"Hadot's essays exhibit impressive scholarship and a habit of profound reflection. This is not a book for the casual reader but it is an important publication and should be a required text for every student of philosophy, classics and the history of ideas, and for any serious teacher of these subjects." The Tablet "Hadot's work is very engaging, knowledgeable, well written and insightful. I highly recommend this book for both general and professional readers." Richard S. Findler, Phil dept, Slippery Rock University for the History of European Ideas "Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty." H. L. Shapiro, University of Missouri for Choice
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
100
Table Of Content
Translator's Note. Introduction. Part I: Method: . 1. Forms of Life and Forms of Discourse in Ancient Philosophy. 2. Philosophy, Exegesis and Creative Mistakes. Part II: Spiritual Exercise: . 3. Spiritual Exercise. 4. Ancient Spirituality and 'Christian Philosophy.'. Part III: Figures: . 5. Figure of Socrates. 6. Marcus Aurelius. 7. Reflections of the Idea of the 'Cultivation of the Self'. Part IV: Themes: . 8. Only the Present is our Happiness. 9. The View From Above. 10. The Sage and the World. 11. Philosophy as a Way of Life. Postscript. Bibliography. Index.
Synopsis
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot's book demonstrates the extent to which philosophy has been, and still is, above all else a way of seeing and of being in the world., This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises., Pierre Hadot is arguably one of the most influential and wide-ranging historians of ancient philosophy writing today. As well as having an important influence on the work of Michel Foucault, Hadots work has been pivotal in the development of contemporary French philosophy. His work is currently concerned with a redefinition of modern philosophy through a study of ancient life and ancient philosophical texts. This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadots book demonstrates the extent to which philosophy has been, and still is, above all else a way of seeing and of being in the world.
LC Classification Number
B105.S66H3313 1995
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