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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix
Introduction 1
James M. Ambury, Tushar Irani, and Kathleen Wallace
Part 1: History of Philosophy 5
1 Ancient Greek Philosophia in India as a Way of Life 7
Christopher Moore
2 Philosophy and the Good Life in the Zhuangzi 25
Pengbo Liu
3 Esoteric Confucianism, Moral Dilemmas, and Filial Piety 45
William Sin
4 Renaissance Humanism and Philosophy as a Way of Life 65
John Sellars
5 Cartesian Philosophy as Spiritual Practice 83
Joseph I. Breidenstein Jr.
6 Leibniz’s Philosophy as a Way of Life? 97
Paul Lodge
7 Philosophy as a Feminist Spirituality and Critical Practice for Mary Astell 117
Simone Webb
8 Nietzsche and Unamuno on Conatus and the Agapeic Way of Life 141
Alberto Oya
9 Ways of Discourse and Ways of Life: Plato on the Conflict Between Poetry and Philosophy 155
I-Kai Jeng
10 Stoicism and its Telos: Insights from Michel Foucault 173
Robin Weiss
Part 2: Moral Philosophy 193
11 Philosophy as a Way of Life Today: History, Criticism, and Apology 195
Marta Faustino
12 Setting Limits to Practical Reflection: Against Philosophy as a Way of Life 213
Vitor Sommavilla
13 What It Takes to Live Philosophically: Or, How to Progress in the Art of Living 229
Caleb M. Cohoe and Stephen R. Grimm
14 Why Practice Philosophy as a Way of Life? 249
Javier Hidalgo
Part 3: Pedagogy 271
15 On the Benefits of Philosophy as a Way of Life in a General Introductory Course 273
Jake Wright
16 Philosophy as Empirical Exploration of Living: An Approach to Courses in Philosophy as a Way of Life 293
Steven Horst
Index 309
