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What is ancient philosophy? / Pierre Hadot ; translated by Michael Chase.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002Description: xii, 362 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0674007336 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Qu'est-ce que la philosophie antique? English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 180 21
LOC classification:
  • B172 .H33513 2002
Contents:
Pt. 1. The Platonic Definition of "Philosopher" and Its Antecedents. 1. Philosophy before Philosophy. 2. The Inception of the Idea of "Doing Philosophy" 3. The Figure of Socrates. 4. The Definition of "Philosopher" in Plato's Symposium -- Pt. 2. Philosophy as a Way of Life. 5. Plato and the Academy. 6. Aristotle and His School. 7. The Hellenistic Schools. 8. Philosophical Schools in the Imperial Period. 9. Philosophy and Philosophical Discourse -- Pt. 3. Interruption and Continuity: The Middle Ages and Modern Times. 10. Christianity as a Revealed Philosophy. 11. Eclipses and Recurrences of the Ancient Concept of Philosophy. 12. Questions and Perspectives.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-330) and index.

Pt. 1. The Platonic Definition of "Philosopher" and Its Antecedents. 1. Philosophy before Philosophy. 2. The Inception of the Idea of "Doing Philosophy" 3. The Figure of Socrates. 4. The Definition of "Philosopher" in Plato's Symposium -- Pt. 2. Philosophy as a Way of Life. 5. Plato and the Academy. 6. Aristotle and His School. 7. The Hellenistic Schools. 8. Philosophical Schools in the Imperial Period. 9. Philosophy and Philosophical Discourse -- Pt. 3. Interruption and Continuity: The Middle Ages and Modern Times. 10. Christianity as a Revealed Philosophy. 11. Eclipses and Recurrences of the Ancient Concept of Philosophy. 12. Questions and Perspectives.

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