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Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Arnold I. Davidson The Title is The Present Alone is Our Happiness : Conversations with Jeannie Carlier and Arnold I. Davidson Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 216. Category - Philosophy Product Description - In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, Pierre Hadot explains that for the Ancients philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one's life. One of the most influential historians of ancient philosophy in the world today, Hadot is adept at using ancient philosophers to illuminate the relevance of their ideas to contemporary life. In this book, which is an ideal introduction to Hadot's more scholarly What is Ancient Philosophy, we learn that to be an Epicurean is not merely to think like one it is to adopt a way of living where limiting desires is the condition for happiness. Being an Aristotelian, similarly, is to choose a life that involves contemplation, and being a Cynic is to follow Diogenes in his refusal of quotidian convention and the mentality of ordinary people. If so many Ancient philosophers founded schools, Hadot explains, it was precisely because they were proposing how to live life on a daily basis. We learn here that the history of philosophy has been something more than just that of a discourse. The founding texts of Greek philosophy, after all, were notes taken from oral exercises undertaken in concrete circumstances and contexts, most often a dialogue between students and specific interlocutors who meant to shed light on their students' real existence. The immense contribution of this book, which also traces Hadot's own personal itinerary in a touching manner, is to remind us, through direct language and numerous examples, what the theoretical aspect of philosophy often masks: its vital and existential dimensions. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details  are provided automatically  from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.   Gift IdeasThis is a  great Christmas gift idea.   Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses,  some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167383612

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Number of Pages: 216 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Present Alone Is Our Happiness : Conversations with Jeannie Carlier and Arnold I. Davidson

Publisher: Stanford University Press

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Subject: Philosophers, History & Surveys / General, Methodology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Movements / General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year: 2008

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 10.4 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Jeannie Carlier, Pierre Hadot, Arnold I. Davidson

Subject Area: Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography

Item Width: 6 in

Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback