{"product_id":"what-is-ancient-philosophy-9780674013735","title":"What Is Ancient Philosophy?","description":"\u003cp\u003eA magisterial mappa mundi of the terrain that Pierre Hadot has so productively worked for decades  this ambitious work revises our view of ancient philosophyand in doing so  proposes that we change the way we see philosophy itself. Hadot takes ancient philosophy out of its customary realm of names  dates  and arid abstractions and plants it squarely in the thick of life. Through a meticulous historical reading  he shows how the various schools  trends  and ideas of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy all tended toward one goal: to provide a means for achieving happiness in this life  by transforming the individuals mode of perceiving and being in the world.  Most pressing for Hadot is the question of how the ancients conceived of philosophy. He argues in great detail  systematically covering the ideas of the earliest Greek thinkers  Hellenistic philosophy  and late antiquity  that ancient philosophers were concerned not just to develop philosophical theories  but to practice philosophy as a way of lifea way of life to be suggested  illuminated  and justified by their philosophical discourse. For the ancients  philosophical theory and the philosophical way of life were inseparably linked.  What Is Ancient Philosophy? also explains why this connection broke down  most conspicuously in the case of academic  professional philosophers  especially under the influence of Christianity. Finally  Hadot turns to the question of whether and how this connection might be reestablished. Even as it brings ancient thoughts and thinkers to life  this invigorating work provides direction for those who wish to improve their lives by means of genuine philosophical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665898627125,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674013735","price":40.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674013735.jpg?v=1782413482","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/what-is-ancient-philosophy-9780674013735","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}