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The art of living : the stoics on the nature and function of philosophy /
Ancient philosophy was conceived as a way of life or an art of living, but if ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? John Sellars explores this question through a detailed account...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Bristol classical paperbacks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Topic; 2 The Structure; PART I: (omitted) and (omitted); 1 Philosophy and Biography; 1 The Philosopher's Beard; 2 (omitted) and (omitted); 3 The Philosopher's (omitted); 4 Summary; 2 The Socratic Origins of the Art of Living; 1 Philosophy and (omitted); 2 Care of Oneself in the Apology and Alcibiades I; 3 The Analysis of (omitted) in the Gorgias; 4 Different Types of (omitted); 5 The Role of (omitted); 6 Aristotle's Interpretation of Socrates; 7 Summary; 3 The Stoic Conception of the Art of Living.
- 1 The Phrase 'Art of Living'2 The Ideal of the Sage; 3 An Art Concerned with the Soul; 4 Stoic Definitions of (omitted); 5 The Relationship between (omitted) and (omitted); 6 The Stoic Division of Philosophy; 7 Towards a Definition of Philosophy; 8 Summary; 4 Sceptical Objections; 1 The Sceptical Method; 2 Sextus Empiricus' Objections to an Art of Living; 3 Philosophy and Biography in Scepticism; 4 Summary; PART II: (omitted) and (omitted); 5 Philosophical Exercises; 1 The Relationship between (omitted) and (omitted); 2 The Concept of a Spiritual Exercise.
- 3 The Function of Spiritual Exercises4 The Mechanism of Spiritual Exercises; 5 The Form of Spiritual Exercises; 6 Exercises in the Handbook of Epictetus; 1 Introduction to the Handbook; 2 Three Types of Spiritual Exercise; 3 Summary; 7 Exercises in the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius; 1 The Literary Form of the Meditations; 2 The Point of View of the Cosmos; 3 Summary; Conclusion; 1 Towards a Technical Conception of Philosophy; 2 Two Conceptions of Philosophical Knowledge; 3 Philosophy and Biography; 4 Three Different Types of Philosophical Text.
- 5 The Persistence of the Technical Conception of PhilosophyAdditional Notes; Glossary of Greek Words and Phrases; Guide to Ancient Philosophers and Authors; Bibliography; Index Locorum; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; X; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z.