Philosophy as a Way of Life: Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspectives (Metaphilosophy) PDF
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Philosophy as a Way of Life METAPHILOSOPHY SERIES IN PHILOSOPHY Series Editors Armen T. Marsoobian and Eric Cavallero The Philosophy of Interpretation, edited by Joseph Margolis and Tom Rockmore (2000) Global Justice, edited by Thomas W. Pogge (2001) Cyberphilosophy: The Intersection of Computing and Philosophy, edited by James H. Moor and Terrell Ward Bynum (2002) Moral and Epistemic Virtues, edited by Michael Brady and Duncan Pritchard (2003) The Range of Pragmatism and the Limits of Philosophy, edited by Richard Shusterman (2004) The Philosophical Challenge of September 11, edited by Tom Rockmore, Joseph Margolis, and Armen T. Marsoobian (2005) Global Institutions and Responsibilities: Achieving Global Justice, edited by Christian Barry and Thomas W. Pogge (2005) Genocide’s Aftermath: Responsibility and Repair, edited by Claudia Card and Armen T. 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Marsoobian (2018) Connecting Virtues: Advances in Ethics, Epistemology, and Political Philosophy, edited by Michel Croce and Maria Silvia Vaccarezza (2018) Philosophy as a Way of Life: Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by James M. Ambury, Tushar Irani, and Kathleen Wallace (2021) Philosophy as a Way of Life Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspectives Edited by James M. Ambury, Tushar Irani, and Kathleen Wallace This edition first published 2021 Chapters and book compilation © 2021 Metaphilosophy LLC and John Wiley & Sons Ltd First published as Metaphilosophy volume 51, nos. 2–3 (April 2020). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by law. Advice on how to obtain permission to reuse material from this title is avail- able at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. 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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for 9781119746867 (paperback) Cover Design: Wiley Cover Image: © FabricioMacedoPhotos/ 97 Bilder/ Pixabay Set in 10/11pt Times New Roman MT Std by SPi Global, Chennai, India 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I think that Homer said it all in the line, “Going in tandem, one perceives before the other.” Human beings are simply more resourceful this way in action, speech, and thought. —Socrates in Plato’s Protagoras, 348c–d CONTENTS Notes on Contributors ix Introduction 1 JAMES M. AMBURY, TUSHAR IRANI, AND KATHLEEN WALLACE Part 1: History of Philosophy 5 1 Ancient Greek Philosophia in India as a Way of Life 7 CHRISTOPHER MOORE 2 Philosophy and the Good Life in the Zhuangzi 25 PENGBO LIU 3 Esoteric Confucianism, Moral Dilemmas, and Filial Piety 45 WILLIAM SIN 4 Renaissance Humanism and Philosophy as a Way of Life 65 JOHN SELLARS 5 Cartesian Philosophy as Spiritual Practice 83 JOSEPH I. BREIDENSTEIN JR. 6 Leibniz’s Philosophy as a Way of Life? 97 PAUL LODGE 7 Philosophy as a Feminist Spirituality and Critical Practice for Mary Astell 117 SIMONE WEBB viii CONTENTS 8 Nietzsche and Unamuno on Conatus and the Agapeic Way of Life 141 ALBERTO OYA 9 Ways of Discourse and Ways of Life: Plato on the Conflict Between Poetry and Philosophy 155 I-KAI JENG 10 Stoicism and its Telos: Insights from Michel Foucault 173 ROBIN WEISS Part 2: Moral Philosophy 193 11 Philosophy as a Way of Life Today: History, Criticism, and Apology 195 MARTA FAUSTINO 12 Setting Limits to Practical Reflection: Against Philosophy as a Way of Life 213 VITOR SOMMAVILLA 13 What It Takes to Live Philosophically: Or, How to Progress in the Art of Living 229 CALEB M. COHOE AND STEPHEN R. GRIMM 14 Why Practice Philosophy as a Way of Life? 249 JAVIER HIDALGO Part 3: Pedagogy 271 15 On the Benefits of Philosophy as a Way of Life in a General Introductory Course 273 JAKE WRIGHT 16 Philosophy as Empirical Exploration of Living: An Approach to Courses in Philosophy as a Way of Life 293 STEVEN HORST Index 309
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