In his best-selling book "You Must Change Your Life," Peter
Sloterdijk argued exercise and practice were crucial to the human
condition. In The Art of Philosophy, he extends this critique to
academic science and scholarship, casting the training processes of
academic study as key to the production of sophisticated thought.
Infused with humor and provocative insight, The Art of Philosophy
further integrates philosophy and human existence, richly detailing
the foundations of this relationship and its transformative role in
making the postmodern self.
Sloterdijk begins with Plato's description of Socrates, whose
internal monologues were so absorbing they often rooted the
philosopher in place. The original academy, Sloterdijk argues,
taught scholars to lose themselves in thought, and today's
universities continue this tradition by offering scope for Plato's
"accommodations for absences." By training scholars to practice
thinking as an occupation transcending daily time and space,
universities create the environment in which thought makes wisdom
possible. Traversing the history of asceticism, the concept of
suspended animation, and the theory of the neutral observer,
Sloterdijk traces the evolution of philosophical practice from
ancient times to today, showing how scholars can remain true to the
tradition of "the examined life" even when the temporal dimension
no longer corresponds to the eternal. Building on the work of
Husserl, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Arendt, and other practitioners of
the life of theory, Sloterdijk launches a posthumanist defense of
philosophical inquiry and its everyday, therapeutic value.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
