It is a commonplace to say that in antiquity philosophy was
conceived as a way of life or an art of living, but precisely what
such claims amount to has remained unclear. If ancient philosophers
did think that philosophy should transform an individual's way of
life, then what conception of philosophy stands behind this claim?
John Sellars explores this question via a detailed account of
ancient Stoic ideas about the nature and function of philosophy. He
considers the Socratic background to Stoic thinking about
philosophy and Sceptical objections raised by Sextus Empiricus, and
offers readings of late Stoic texts by Epictetus and Marcus
Aurelius. Sellars argues that the conception of philosophy as an
'art of living', inaugurated by Socrates and developed by the
Stoics, has persisted since antiquity and remains a living
alternative to modern attempts to assimilate philosophy to the
natural sciences. It also enables us to rethink the relationship
between an individual's philosophy and their biography. The book
appears here in paperback for the first time with a new preface by
the author.
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