On Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise [electronic resource] : A Symposium /
Goodchild, P.editor.
What if self-questioning could provoke an extreme attentiveness to a rich inner life? In pursuit of this question, a mixed group of highly fallible thinkers gather together in the north of England. Will they be able to respond to the actual events of their lives, and reinvent philosophy as a collective spiritual exercise?
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Series Preface; An Invitation; Editor's Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Thinking and Life The Speech of Phaedrus; 2 Ends and Illusions The Speech of Pausanias; 3 Hypocrisy The Speech of Eryximachus; 4 Dispositions and Interests The Speech of Aristophanes; 5 Mutual Attention The Speech of Agathon; 6 Death and Love The Speech of Socrates; 7 Conclusion Alcibiades's Confession; Appendix Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise; Notes; Index
Includes index.
What if self-questioning could provoke an extreme attentiveness to a rich inner life? In pursuit of this question, a mixed group of highly fallible thinkers gather together in the north of England. Will they be able to respond to the actual events of their lives, and reinvent philosophy as a collective spiritual exercise?
Religion—Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Religion.
Epistemology.
Philosophy of Religion.
History of Philosophy.
Religious Studies, general.
Epistemology.