The Art of Living

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The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy

By Dr John Sellars

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The Art of Living by Dr John Sellars explores the ancient conception of philosophy as a transformative 'art of living'. Focusing on Stoic philosophy, Sellars examines its Socratic origins, addresses sceptical challenges, and analyses key texts by Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. This book reveals how this philosophical tradition offers a living alternative to modern scientific approaches, reshaping our understanding of philosophy’s role in individual lives. Newly available in paperback with a fresh Preface.
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Ideal for readers interested in philosophy, particularly Stoicism, ancient ethics, and those seeking a philosophical guide to living.

If ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? This book intends to explore this question via a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy.

This book considers how we should understand and practise philosophy through a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy.

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Ancient philosophy was conceived as a way of life or an art of living. If ancient philosophers did think that philosophy should transform an individual’s way of life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim? Dr John Sellars explores this question through a detailed account of ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy.

He considers the Socratic background to Stoic thinking about philosophy and Sceptical objections raised by Sextus Empiricus, and offers readings of late Stoic texts by Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.

Sellars argues that the conception of philosophy as an art of living, inaugurated by Socrates and developed by the Stoics, has persisted since antiquity and remains a living alternative to modern attempts to assimilate philosophy to the natural sciences. It also enables us to rethink the relationship between an individual’s philosophy and their biography.

The Art of Living appears here in paperback for the first time, with a new preface by the author.

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Praised for its clarity and thorough scholarship, this work is recognised as a valuable addition to studies on Hellenistic and Roman practical ethics. It offers fresh insights into how philosophy can be understood and practised today.

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ISBN: 9781853997242

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol Classical Press

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 388g

Pages: 240

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Dr John Sellars Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: BCPaperbacks

About the Author

John Sellars is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, and a member of Wolfson College, Oxford, UK.

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