Philosophy as a Way of Life: Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspectives

Notes on Contributors ixIntroduction 1James M. Ambury, Tushar Irani, and Kathleen WallacePart 1: History of Philosophy 51 Ancient Greek Philosophia in India as a Way of Life 7Christopher Moore2 Philosophy and the Good Life in the Zhuangzi 25Pengbo Liu3 Esoteric Confucianism, Moral Dilemmas, and Filial Piety 45William Sin4 Renaissance Humanism and Philosophy as a Way of Life 65John Sellars5 Cartesian Philosophy as Spiritual Practice 83Joseph I. Breidenstein Jr.6 Leibniz's Philosophy as a Way of Life? 97Paul Lodge7 Philosophy as a Feminist Spirituality and Critical Practice for Mary Astell 117Simone Webb8 Nietzsche and Unamuno on Conatus and the Agapeic Way of Life 141Alberto Oya9 Ways of Discourse and Ways of Life: Plato on the Conflict Between Poetry and Philosophy 155I-Kai Jeng10 Stoicism and its Telos: Insights from Michel Foucault 173Robin WeissPart 2: Moral Philosophy 19311 Philosophy as a Way of Life Today: History, Criticism, and Apology 195Marta Faustino12 Setting Limits to Practical Reflection: Against Philosophy as a Way of Life 213Vitor Sommavilla13 What It Takes to Live Philosophically: Or, How to Progress in the Art of Living 229Caleb M. Cohoe and Stephen R. Grimm14 Why Practice Philosophy as a Way of Life? 249Javier HidalgoPart 3: Pedagogy 27115 On the Benefits of Philosophy as a Way of Life in a General Introductory Course 273Jake Wright16 Philosophy as Empirical Exploration of Living: An Approach to Courses in Philosophy as a Way of Life 293Steven HorstIndex 309