I began Hadot's "What is Ancient Philosophy?" today. Luke Timothy Johnson's lectures on Ancient Moralists got me to thinking about 'philosophy as a way of life.' So much to learn; so much to live!
Thanks for this. I must read this "Philosophy asa a way of life" for a course I am enrolled in. To me, Hadot seems to say "get real" to us and that is the message going back 2500 years. So I say to myself, "get real, wise up, This is about transforming, working and evolving".
Well said! It's not an easy book, but well worth reading. Hadot seems to understand the ancient philosophers in a rather unique way. Thanks for watching!
I have long admired Hadot's work. Thanks for this lucid introduction to his thought, which only serves to show how cerebral and irrelevant much of contemporary philosophy is.
Thanks for this great comment. Yes, philosophy in the ancient world was a much broader subject which included what is now some psychology and natural science, as well as the 'spiritual exercises' as Hadot calls them, in the pursuit of wisdom.
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I began Hadot's "What is Ancient Philosophy?" today. Luke Timothy Johnson's lectures on Ancient Moralists got me to thinking about 'philosophy as a way of life.' So much to learn; so much to live!
You're so right - we love Hadot's position that philosophy was for living. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the excellent points you make and for the wonderful sound of your voice 🙏🏼
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Thanks for this. I must read this "Philosophy asa a way of life" for a course I am enrolled in. To me, Hadot seems to say "get real" to us and that is the message going back 2500 years. So I say to myself, "get real, wise up, This is about transforming, working and evolving".
Well said! It's not an easy book, but well worth reading. Hadot seems to understand the ancient philosophers in a rather unique way. Thanks for watching!
Brilliant he reveals wisdom as moment to moment awareness
Imagine how different our lives could be with moment to moment awareness... food for thought!
Thank you for such a lucid introduction to this remarkable man
Glad you enjoyed it - we find his philosophy to be quite liberating.
I have long admired Hadot's work. Thanks for this lucid introduction to his thought, which only serves to show how cerebral and irrelevant much of contemporary philosophy is.
Thanks for this great comment. Yes, philosophy in the ancient world was a much broader subject which included what is now some psychology and natural science, as well as the 'spiritual exercises' as Hadot calls them, in the pursuit of wisdom.
A good wake-up call.
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You should have her more in your future videos please
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"Path to wisdom, leads to me" (Marcus Aurelius) : ) #Stoa
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Marx is the only great thinker worth studying.