| Description |
viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Pierre Hadot and the Spiritual Phenomenon of Ancient Philosophy / Arnold I. Davidson -- Pt. I. Method. 1. Forms of Life and Forms of Discourse in Ancient Philosophy. 2. Philosophy, Exegesis, and Creative Mistakes -- Pt. II. Spiritual Exercises. 3. Spiritual Exercises. 4. Ancient Spiritual Exercises and "Christian Philosophy" -- Pt. III. Figures. 5. The Figure of Socrates. 6. Marcus Aurelius. 7. Reflections on the Idea of the "Cultivation of the Self" -- Pt. IV. Themes. 8. "Only the Present is our Happiness": The Value of the Present Instant in Goethe and in Ancient Philosophy. 9. The View from Above. 10. The Sage and the World. 11. Philosophy as a Way of Life -- Postscript: An Interview with Pierre Hadot |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-300) and index |
| Subject |
Philosophy.
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Spiritual exercises -- History.
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| Author |
Davidson, Arnold I. (Arnold Ira), 1955-
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| LC no. |
94028788 |
| ISBN |
0631180338 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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063118032X (alk. paper) |
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