The Resource The art of living : Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault, Alexander Nehamas
The art of living : Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault, Alexander Nehamas
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- Summary
- In modern times, philosophy has been a theoretical discipline rather than a practice or mode of life. In antiquity, however, Greek and Roman philosophers of all stripes turned to Socrates as the model of what a truly philosophical life should be. The idea of a philosophical life, and of philosophy as the art of living, though it is now in neglect among professional philosophers, has survived in the works of such major modern authors as Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Why does each of these philosophers, fundamentally concerned with their own originality, return, like their ancient predecessors, to Socrates as their model? Why do they need a model at all? And why is the Socrates of Plato's dialogues suitable as a model? Uniquely, Socrates shows by example the way toward establishing an individual mode of life, a way that will not force his followers to repeat the life of Socrates but will compel them to search for their own
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 283 pages).
- Contents
-
- Silence
- Platonic irony: author and audience
- Socratic irony: character and interlocutors
- Socratic irony: character and author
- Voices
- A face for Socrates' reason: Montaigne's "Of physiognomy"
- A reason for Socrates' face: Nietzsche on "The problem of Socrates"
- A fare for Socrates' reason: Foucault on The care of the self
- Isbn
- 9780520925519
- Label
- The art of living : Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault
- Title
- The art of living
- Title remainder
- Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault
- Statement of responsibility
- Alexander Nehamas
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In modern times, philosophy has been a theoretical discipline rather than a practice or mode of life. In antiquity, however, Greek and Roman philosophers of all stripes turned to Socrates as the model of what a truly philosophical life should be. The idea of a philosophical life, and of philosophy as the art of living, though it is now in neglect among professional philosophers, has survived in the works of such major modern authors as Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Why does each of these philosophers, fundamentally concerned with their own originality, return, like their ancient predecessors, to Socrates as their model? Why do they need a model at all? And why is the Socrates of Plato's dialogues suitable as a model? Uniquely, Socrates shows by example the way toward establishing an individual mode of life, a way that will not force his followers to repeat the life of Socrates but will compel them to search for their own
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- digitized
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nehamas, Alexander
- Dewey number
- 190
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BJ1595
- LC item number
- .N37 1998eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Sather classical lectures
- Series volume
- v. 61
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Socrates
- Conduct of life
- Philosophers
- Socrates
- Socrates
- PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOSOPHY
- Conduct of life
- Filosofie
- Levenskunst
- Filosofia antiga
- Filosofia socrática
- Modo de vida (filosofia)
- Label
- The art of living : Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault, Alexander Nehamas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Silence
- Platonic irony: author and audience
- Socratic irony: character and interlocutors
- Socratic irony: character and author
- Voices
- A face for Socrates' reason: Montaigne's "Of physiognomy"
- A reason for Socrates' face: Nietzsche on "The problem of Socrates"
- A fare for Socrates' reason: Foucault on The care of the self
- Control code
- 45843317
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 283 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520925519
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)45843317
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The art of living : Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault, Alexander Nehamas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Silence
- Platonic irony: author and audience
- Socratic irony: character and interlocutors
- Socratic irony: character and author
- Voices
- A face for Socrates' reason: Montaigne's "Of physiognomy"
- A reason for Socrates' face: Nietzsche on "The problem of Socrates"
- A fare for Socrates' reason: Foucault on The care of the self
- Control code
- 45843317
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 283 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520925519
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)45843317
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- Conduct of life
- Electronic books
- Filosofia antiga
- Filosofia socrática
- Filosofie
- Levenskunst
- Modo de vida (filosofia)
- PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys | General
- PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys | Modern
- Philosophers -- Conduct of life
- Socrates
- Socrates
- Socrates -- Influence
- Conduct of life
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