- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Bristol Classical Press; 2nd edition (26 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1853997242
- ISBN-13: 978-1853997242
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 905,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'lucid and well-documented ... a useful contribution to the expanding body of new work on Hellenistic-Roman - especially Stoic - practical ethics' --Phronesis
'sheds new light on the way philosophy was conceived ... rekindles the crucial question of how we should understand and practise philosophy' --Rhizai
'sheds new light on the way philosophy was conceived ... rekindles the crucial question of how we should understand and practise philosophy' --Rhizai
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It is a commonplace to say that in antiquity philosophy was conceived as a way of life or an art of living, but precisely what such claims amount to has remained unclear. 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 via a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy. He considers the Socratic background to Stoic thinking about philosophy and Sceptical objections raised by Sextus Empiricus, and offers readings of late Stoic texts by Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Sellars argues that the conception of philosophy as an 'art of living', inaugurated by Socrates and developed by the Stoics, has persisted since antiquity and remains a living alternative to modern attempts to assimilate philosophy to the natural sciences. It also enables us to rethink the relationship between an individual's philosophy and their biography. The book appears here in paperback for the first time with a new Preface by the author.
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A very practical book
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This book is a great read for anyone who wants to put theoretical wisdom into practice. The author describes quite vividly how ancient men of wisdom were able to accomplish this challenging task. The book is well structured. The topic is developed very logically. The author shows that theory and practice are not two opposed extremes. On the contrary: they are two complemantary stages of our way to mastery of any art. I especially liked the concepts of habituation and digestion as useful principles for translating any theory into our daily actions.
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