Handbook of transformative philosophy editors: Lydia Amir

Format:

Website/Database

Contributor:

Amir, Lydia, 1955- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

philosophy.

Medical Subjects:

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

Living reference work

Place of Publication:

[Cham, Switzerland] Springer Cham [2025]-

Summary:

"The Handbook offers a theoretical and practical guide to transformative philosophies, drawing on past theories still viable today and on contemporary approaches which prioritize key transformative notions. Bringing together international top scholars, this handbook breaks ground in its scope and depth, its erudition and originality, its theory and practice. The new field it defines ultimately addresses the question of what philosophy is, what it has been, and what it can be. Part I offers historical perspectives on the transformative power of philosophy from antiquity to the 21st century. Addressing first various epochs in Western philosophy (Ancient and Hellenistic philosophies; Late Modern and Medieval philosophies; Early Modern and Modern philosophies), it also formulates the impact that Eastern philosophies, chiefly Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism, had on the West, and without which the last two centuries of transformative philosophy cannot be understood. Part II is divided thematically rather than historically, and focuses on contemporary approaches to transformative philosophies. Each chapter addresses in depth one central notion, which, when brought to bear on practice, helps to define a new field in transformative philosophy. They include decision, imagination, doubt, time perception, birth-giving, love, wonder, experience, understanding, awareness, will, self-possession, integrity, humor, joy, happiness, and meaning. By unraveling the transformative power of philosophy, this handbook hopes to strengthen philosophy’s place in the academe as a force to reckon with. By enabling personal change for the benefit of the individual and the society in which we live, it answers contemporary concerns. In making explicit the transformative power of various philosophies, of different philosophic notions, and of philosophy itself as an ambitious discipline which critically changes one’s mind through the mixture of rational and non-rational elements, the Transformative Philosophy Handbook lays the ground for a new philosophic field, whose influence will transcend narrow concerns. Thus, the Handbook will be of interest not only to students, teachers and scholars in academic philosophy, but also to researchers in additional disciplines"-- Home page

Contents:

Introduction to transformative philosophy / Lydia Amir

Awareness as transformative / Rick Repetti

Decision as transformative / Enoch Lambert

Doubt as transformative / Abraham Meidan

Early modern and modern transformative philosophies / Lydia Amir

Experience as transformative / José Barrientos-Rastrojo

Greek and Hellenistic transformative philosophies / Christelle Veillard, Ulysse Chaintreuil, Ada Bronowski, Stéphane Marchand

Humor, joy, and happiness as transformative / Lydia Amir

Imagination as transformative / Amy Kind

Integrity as transformative / Alfred Archer

Late Antique and Medieval transformative philosophies / David Bartosch

Love as a transformative experience / G. John Abbarno

Meaning as transformative / Thaddeus Metz

Self-possession as transformative / Sammy Basu

Time perception as transformative / Sean Power

Transformative birth philosophy / Stella Villarmea

Transformative Eastern philosophies influencing the West / Lou Marinoff

Understanding as transformative / Anders Lindseth

Will as transformative / Andrea Hurst

Wonder as transformative / Finn Thorbjørn Hansen

Notes:

E-ISSN 2524-437X

Includes bibliographical references

Content viewed on August 25, 2026; title from home page

ISBN:

3031652797

9783031652790

OCLC:

1543124311

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license