Philosophy as a way of life : historical, contemporary, and pedagogical perspectives /

"In the ancient world, philosophy was understood to be a practical guide for living, or even itself a way of life. For philosophers today to ignore this dimension of philosophy is not to ignore an accidental subset of the subject that can be divorced from its essential nature - it is to ignore...

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Other Authors: Ambury, James M. (Editor), Irani, Tushar, 1980- (Editor), Wallace, Kathleen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2021.
Series:Metaphilosophy series in philosophy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"In the ancient world, philosophy was understood to be a practical guide for living, or even itself a way of life. For philosophers today to ignore this dimension of philosophy is not to ignore an accidental subset of the subject that can be divorced from its essential nature - it is to ignore philosophy itself. The articulation of philosophy as a way of life and its pedagogical implementation advances the love of wisdom; it is not merely an addendum to it. But how might we convey the love of wisdom as not only a body of dogmatic principles and axiomatic truths but also a lived exercise that can be practiced? This volume of essays brings historical views about philosophy as a way of life, coupled with their modern equivalents, more prevalently into the domain of the contemporary scholarly world"--
Item Description:"First published as Metaphilosophy volume 51, nos. 2-3 (April 2020)."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 324 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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