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Zusatztext Sheds new light on the way philosophy was conceived ... rekindles the crucial question of how we should understand and practise philosophy. Informationen zum Autor John Sellars is Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London and Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London. He is also a member of Wolfson College, Oxford. Klappentext 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 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. Vorwort This book considers how we should understand and practise philosophy through a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy. Zusammenfassung If ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? This book intends to explore this question via a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second Edition Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Topic 2 The Structure PART I: 1 Philosophy and Biography 2 The Socratic Origins of the Art of Living 3 The Stoic Conception of the Art of Living 4 Sceptical Objections PART II: 5 Philosophical Exercises 6 Exercises in the Handbook of Epictetus 7 Exercises in the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Conclusion Additional Notes Glossary of Greek Words and Phrases Guide to Ancient Philosophers and Authors Bibliography Index Locorum General Index ...
