Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions, Directions

by Matthew Sharpe and Michael Ure

Book Overview

In this first ever introduction to philosophy as a way of life in the Western tradition, Matthew Sharpe and Michael Ure take us through the history of the idea from Socrates and Plato, via the medievals, Renaissance and Enlightenment thinkers, to Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, Foucault and Hadot. They examine the kinds of practical exercises each thinker recommended to transform their philosophy into manners of living.

Philosophy as a Way...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350102156
• ISBN13: 9781350102156
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"