Pierre Hadot ; edited with an introduction by Arnold I. Davidson ; translated by Michael Chase
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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viii, 309 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-300) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Forms of life and forms of discourse in ancient philosophy -- Philosophy, exegesis, and creative mistakes -- Spiritual exercises -- Ancient spiritual exercises and "Christian philosophy" -- The figure of Socrates -- Marcus Aurelius -- Reflections on the idea of the "cultivation of the self" -- "Only the present is our happiness" : the value of the present instant in Goethe and in ancient philosophy -- The view from above -- The sage and the world -- Philosophy as a way of life