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The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot: Philosophy as Practice (Re-inventing Philosophy as a Way of Life) Kindle Edition

by Pierre Hadot (Author), Federico Testa (Translator), Matthew Sharpe (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Part of: Re-inventing Philosophy as a Way of Life (5 books)

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This collection of writings from Pierre Hadot (1992-2010) presents, for the first time, previously unreleased and in some cases untranslated materials from one of the world's most prominent classical philosophers and historians of thought.

As a passionate proponent of philosophy as a 'way of life' (most powerfully communicated in the life of Socrates), Pierre Hadot rejuvenated interest in the ancient philosophers and developed a philosophy based on their work which is peculiarly contemporary. His radical recasting of philosophy in the West was both provocative and substantial. Indeed, Michel Foucault cites Pierre Hadot as a major influence on his work.

This beautifully written, lucid collection of writings will not only be of interest to historians, classicists and philosophers but also those interested in nourishing, as Pierre Hadot himself might have put it, a 'spiritual life'.

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[A] great pleasure to read, inspirational in the immense historical reach and interpretative ambition evidenced by every essay, quite clear in its conceptual distinctions and articulations, and provocative. ― Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Sharpe and Testa are to be thanked for making this collection available. Their able translation has produced a work that cultivates and contributes to what Hadot described as a 'poetic' or philosophical attitude ... Aided throughout by the translators' notes, the essays richly reward careful study. ― The Classical Review

This careful translation takes on important tasks. In addition to highlighting the multiple facets of Hadot's work, the critical apparatus rigorously provides important terminological nuances that might have been lost in translation otherwise ... It also contributes immensely to the debate regarding the distinction between spiritual exercises and Foucault s technologies of the self. ― Foucault Studies

The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot: Philosophy as Practice is a welcome addition to the work of the influential French classicist and philosopher available in English. ― Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Selected Writings provides fourteen chapters of newly translated material that those working in ancient philosophy or philosophy as a way of life will welcome. ― Metaphilosophy

Pierre Hadot's book Philosophy as a Way of Life has, over the last 25 years, transformed how we think about philosophy. This new volume, long overdue, is its perfect companion, containing an equally valuable selection of Hadot's essays. It is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy as a way of life. Testa and Sharpe are to be commended for making these essays available to an English-speaking audience. ― John Sellars, Lecturer in Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom

An indispensable resource for anyone interested in ancient philosophy as a way of life. Hadot's writings, beautifully translated here by Sharpe and Testa, allow readers, once again, to engage with philosophies such Platonism and Stoicism as genuine lived practices rather than mere theories. ― Donald Robertson, author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius (2019) --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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A collection of the most important of Pierre Hadot's writings comprising previously unreleased material, untranslated works and excerpts from his most famous texts. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087ZMPC5L
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Academic; 1st edition (28 May 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1020 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages

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Matthew J. Sharpe is the coauthor of Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions, Directions (Bloomsbury, 2021) , author of Camus, Philosophe (Brill, 2015), coauthor of Zizek and Politics (Edinburgh 2010, Routledge, 2017),The Times Will Suit Them: Postmodern Conservatism in Australia (2007), and Understanding Psychoanalysis (Acumen, 2007).

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I had to return the book because I did not like the page layout (narrow margins). I'd rather read an electronic version of it.

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