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Philosophy as a way of life : spiritual exercises from Socrates to Foucault / Pierre Hadot ; edited with an introduction by Arnold I. Davidson ; translated by Michael Chase

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Description: viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0631180338 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780631180333 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 063118032X (alk. paper)
  • 9780631180326 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Exercices spirituels et philosophie antique. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 100 20
LOC classification:
  • B105.S66 H3313 1995
Contents:
Forms of life and forms of discourse in ancient philosophy -- Philosophy, exegesis, and creative mistakes -- Spiritual exercises -- Ancient spiritual exercises and "Christian philosophy" -- The figure of Socrates -- Marcus Aurelius -- Reflections on the idea of the "cultivation of the self" -- "Only the present is our happiness" : the value of the present instant in Goethe and in ancient philosophy -- The view from above -- The sage and the world -- Philosophy as a way of life
Item type: Book
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 100/HAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 04/28/2022 39844500007667

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-300) and index

Forms of life and forms of discourse in ancient philosophy -- Philosophy, exegesis, and creative mistakes -- Spiritual exercises -- Ancient spiritual exercises and "Christian philosophy" -- The figure of Socrates -- Marcus Aurelius -- Reflections on the idea of the "cultivation of the self" -- "Only the present is our happiness" : the value of the present instant in Goethe and in ancient philosophy -- The view from above -- The sage and the world -- Philosophy as a way of life

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