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Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Pierre Hadot
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Description for Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Davidson, Arnold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
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. Hadota 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. Hadota 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.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631180333
SKU
V9780631180333
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About Pierre Hadot
Pierre Hadot is Professor of the History of Hellenistic and Roman Thought at the College de France. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne from 1942 to 1946, later becoming first a researcher and then director of studies at the Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. He is the author of several landmark essays, collected together in Exercices Spirituels et ... Read more
Reviews for Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Hadota 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 Hadota s work is ... Read more