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ancients and moderns : essays in honor of Pierre Hadot
This unique collection of essays on the late Pierre Hadot's revolutionary approach to studying and practising philosophy traces the links between his work and that of thinkers from Wittgenstein to the French postmodernists. It shows how his secular spiritual exercises expand our horizons, enabling us to be in a fuller, more authentic way.Comprehensive treatment of a neglected theme: philosophy's practical relevance in our livesInterdisciplinary analysis reflects the wide influence of Hadot's thoughtExplores the links between Hadot's ideas and those of a wealth of ancient and modern thinkers, including the French postmodernistsOffers a practical 'third way' in philosophy beyond the dichotomy of Continental and analytical traditions.
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / Michael Chase -- 2. Ancient Philosophers: A First Statistical Survey / Richard Goulet -- 3. Philosophy as a Way of Life: As Textual and More Than Textual Practice / Richard Shusterman -- 4. Charismatic Authority, Spiritual Guidance, and Way of Life in the Pythagorean Tradition / Constantinos Macris -- 5. Alcibiades' Love / Jan Zwicky -- 6. Stoics and Bodhisattvas: Spiritual Exercise and Faith in Two Philosophical Traditions / Matthew T. Kapstein -- 7. Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from the Buddha to Tagore / Jonardon Ganeri -- 8. Approaching Islamic Philosophical Texts: Reading Mulla Sadra Sirazi (d. 1635) with Pierre Hadot / Sajjad H. Rizvi -- 9. Philosophy and Self-improvement: Continuity and Change in Philosophy's Self-conception from the Classical to the Early-modern Era / John Cottingham -- 10. Descartes' Meditations: Practical Metaphysics: The Father of Rationalism in the Tradition of Spiritual Exercises / Theodor Kobusch -- 11. Leading a Philosophical Life in Dark Times: The Case of Leonard Nelson and His Followers / Fernando Leal -- 12. Philosophy as a Way of Life and Anti-philosophy / Gwenaelle Aubry -- 13. Philosophy and Gestalt Psychotherapy / Paul O'Grady -- 14. Wittgenstein's Temple: Or How Cool is Philosophy? / Michael McGhee -- 15. Observations on Pierre Hadot's Conception of Philosophy as a Way of Life / Michael Chase.
edited by Michael Chase, Stephen R.L. Clark, Michael McGhee.
Includes bibliographical references and index.