Philosophy as a Way of Life :Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Philosophy as a Way of Life :Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
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17 June, 1995
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780631180333 |
| ISBN10 | 0631180338 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 340 g |
| Product Dimensions | 147 x 224 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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"Hadot's essays exhibit impressive scholarship and a habit of profound reflection. This is not a book for the casual reader but it is an important publication and should be a required text for every student of philosophy, classics and the history of ideas, and for any serious teacher of these subjects." The Tablet
"Hadot's work is very engaging, knowledgeable, well written and insightful. I highly recommend this book for both general and professional readers." Richard S. Findler, Phil dept, Slippery Rock University for the History of European Ideas
"Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty." H. L. Shapiro, University of Missouri for Choice
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Author's Bio
Pierre Hadot is Professor of the History of Hellenistic and Roman Thought at the College de France. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne from 1942 to 1946, later becoming first a researcher and then director of studies at the École Practique des Hautes Études in Paris. He is the author of several landmark essays, collected together in Exercices Spirituels et Philosophie Antique (Second Edition, 1987).