Philosophy as a Way of Life: New Research Directions / edited by Matthew Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharpe, Matthew, editor.

Series:

Philosophy as a way of life: texts and studies ; 8.

Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Philosophy as a Way of Life, 2666-6243 ; 8

Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings together contributions from leading scholars around the world on philosophy as a way of life (PWL), the research field opened up by the groundbreaking works of Pierre and Ilsetraut Hadot. The chapters examine how PWL opens up new perspectives on historical thinkers like Augustine, Alberti, and Mary Astell (part 1), examine the scope and dimensions of this growing research field, including in its comparative dimensions (part 2), and reflect upon PWL as a metaphilosophical paradigm (part 3). The collection as a whole, which closes with contributors reflecting on targeted questions, aims to chart the next research directions for PWL, 30 years after Pierre Hadot’s classic study was translated into English.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Part 1 PWL and the History of Western Philosophy

Chapter 1 Can Skepticism Be a Philosophy of Life?

Chapter 2 Augustine's Pursuit of Wisdom: Happiness as the Common Goal of Philosophy and Religion

Chapter 3 Scholarship as a Philosophical Way of Life: the Case of Leon Battista Alberti

Chapter 4 Mary Astell and Philosophy as a Way of Life

Part 2 PWL, Scope and Boundaries

Chapter 5 Ancient Philosophy: an Ethics, a Practice, or a Way of Life? The Controversy on Aristotle

Chapter 6 Philosophy as a Way of Life around the Globe: the Case of Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya (1875-1949)

Chapter 7 Spectator Novus: on Seeing (and Continuing to See?) the World as if for the First Time

Chapter 8 Speculative Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise: Verene, Kant, Epistrophe, and Metanoia

Part 3 PWL and Metaphilosophy

Chapter 9 Considerations on Philosophy as a Way of Life as Historiography of Philosophy: Restricted and Expanded Programs

Chapter 10 Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Tension Field between Metaphilosophy and the Historiography of Philosophy

Chapter 11 Evaluating Philosophical Ways of Life

Conclusion

What Next for PWL? A Dialogue with the Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-73914-9

9789004739147

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004739147 DOI