The art of living: the Stoics on the nature and function of philosophy

"Presenting philosophy as an art concerned with one's way of life, Sellars draws on Socratic and Stoic philosophical resources and argues for the ancient claim that philosophy is primarily expressed in one's behaviour. The book considers the relationship between philosophy and biograp...

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Main Author: Sellars, John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot [u.a.] Ashgate 2003
Series:Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy
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Summary:"Presenting philosophy as an art concerned with one's way of life, Sellars draws on Socratic and Stoic philosophical resources and argues for the ancient claim that philosophy is primarily expressed in one's behaviour. The book considers the relationship between philosophy and biography, and the bearing that this relationship has on debates concerning the nature and function of philosophy. Questioning the premise that philosophy can only be conceived as a rational discourse, Sellars presents it instead as an art (techne) that combines both 'logos' (rational discourse) and 'askesis' (training), and suggests that this will make it possible to understand better the relationship between philosophy and biography."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Warwick, 2001. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 228 S.
ISBN:0754636674

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