Philosophy as a Way of Life: Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspecti

Description: Philosophy as a Way of Life by James M. Ambury, Tushar Irani, Kathleen Wallace "First published as Metaphilosophy volume 51, nos. 2-3 (April 2020)." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the ancient world, philosophy was understood to be a practical guide for living, or even itself a way of life. This volume of essays brings historical views about philosophy as a way of life, coupled with their modern equivalents, more prevalently into the domain of the contemporary scholarly world. Illustrates how the articulation of philosophy as a way of life and its pedagogical implementation advances the love of wisdomQuestions how we might convey the love of wisdom as not only a body of dogmatic principles and axiomatic truths but also a lived exercise that can be practicedOffers a collection of essays on an emerging field of philosophical researchEssential reading for academics, researchers and scholars of philosophy, moral philosophy, and pedagogy; also business and professional people who have an interest in expanding their horizons Back Cover PHILOSOPHY AS A WAY OF LIFE HISTORICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND PEDAGOGICAL PERSPECTIVES In the ancient world, philosophy was understood to be a practical guide for living, or even itself a way of life. For philosophers today to ignore this dimension of philosophy is not to ignore an accidental subset of the subject that can be divorced from its essential nature - it is to ignore philosophy itself. The articulation of philosophy as a way of life and its pedagogical implementation advances the love of wisdom; it is not merely an addendum to it. But how might we convey the love of wisdom as not only a body of dogmatic principles and axiomatic truths but also a lived exercise that can be practiced? This volume of essays brings historical views about philosophy as a way of life, coupled with their modern equivalents, more prevalently into the domain of the contemporary scholarly world. Flap PHILOSOPHY AS A WAY OF LIFE HISTORICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND PEDAGOGICAL PERSPECTIVES In the ancient world, philosophy was understood to be a practical guide for living, or even itself a way of life. For philosophers today to ignore this dimension of philosophy is not to ignore an accidental subset of the subject that can be divorced from its essential nature - it is to ignore philosophy itself. The articulation of philosophy as a way of life and its pedagogical implementation advances the love of wisdom; it is not merely an addendum to it. But how might we convey the love of wisdom as not only a body of dogmatic principles and axiomatic truths but also a lived exercise that can be practiced? This volume of essays brings historical views about philosophy as a way of life, coupled with their modern equivalents, more prevalently into the domain of the contemporary scholarly world. Author Biography JAMES M. AMBURY is an associate professor of philosophy at Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Mellon Philosophy as a Way of Life Network. He is the co-editor (with Andy German) of Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy (2019) and has published articles in Ancient Philosophy, International Philosophical Quarterly, Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy, Dionysius, and Plato. TUSHAR IRANI is an associate professor of philosophy and letters at Wesleyan University, Connecticut. Apart from his interests in philosophy as a way of life, he works on issues of philosophical method, the history and practice of rhetoric, virtue ethics, and moral psychology in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. He is the author most recently of Plato on the Value of Philosophy: The Art of Argument in the Gorgias and Phaedrus (2017). KATHLEEN WALLACE is professor of philosophy at Hofstra University. She is the author of The Network Self: Relation, Process, and Personal Identity (2019). In addition to her interest in philosophy as a way of life, her work spans interests in personal identity and anonymity, ethics, metaphysics, and American philosophy. She is currently on the Board of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy and is also the book review editor for Metaphilosophy. Table of Contents Notes on Contributors ix Introduction 1James M. Ambury, Tushar Irani, and Kathleen Wallace Part 1: History of Philosophy 5 1 Ancient Greek Philosophia in India as a Way of Life 7Christopher Moore 2 Philosophy and the Good Life in the Zhuangzi 25Pengbo Liu 3 Esoteric Confucianism, Moral Dilemmas, and Filial Piety 45William Sin 4 Renaissance Humanism and Philosophy as a Way of Life 65John Sellars 5 Cartesian Philosophy as Spiritual Practice 83Joseph I. Breidenstein Jr. 6 Leibnizs Philosophy as a Way of Life? 97Paul Lodge 7 Philosophy as a Feminist Spirituality and Critical Practice for Mary Astell 117Simone Webb 8 Nietzsche and Unamuno on Conatus and the Agapeic Way of Life 141Alberto Oya 9 Ways of Discourse and Ways of Life: Plato on the Conflict Between Poetry and Philosophy 155I-Kai Jeng 10 Stoicism and its Telos: Insights from Michel Foucault 173Robin Weiss Part 2: Moral Philosophy 193 11 Philosophy as a Way of Life Today: History, Criticism, and Apology 195Marta Faustino 12 Setting Limits to Practical Reflection: Against Philosophy as a Way of Life 213Vitor Sommavilla 13 What It Takes to Live Philosophically: Or, How to Progress in the Art of Living 229Caleb M. Cohoe and Stephen R. Grimm 14 Why Practice Philosophy as a Way of Life? 249Javier Hidalgo Part 3: Pedagogy 271 15 On the Benefits of Philosophy as a Way of Life in a General Introductory Course 273Jake Wright 16 Philosophy as Empirical Exploration of Living: An Approach to Courses in Philosophy as a Way of Life 293Steven Horst Index 309 Details ISBN1119746868 Series Metaphilosophy Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1119746868 ISBN-13 9781119746867 Format Paperback Short Title Philosophy As a Way of Life Subtitle Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspectives Pages 336 DEWEY 190 Publication Date 2020-10-08 UK Release Date 2020-10-08 Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2020-10-08 US Release Date 2020-10-08 Author Kathleen Wallace Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Edited by Kathleen Wallace Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2020-10-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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