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Philosophy, Theory or Way of Life? Controversies in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
With a Foreword by Pierre Hadot
Series: - Philosophy as a Way of Life, Volume: 6
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Philosophy in antiquity was conceived not as mere theory but as a way of life; but it lost its 'practicist' cast through a process that begins in the patristic era and peaks with its conversion into an academic discipline in the medieval universities under the influence of 13th-century scholasticism. Juliusz DomaÅski sets out the reasons behind that process and shows how traces of the 'practicist' orientation survived, ultimately leading to a recovery of the ancient notion among the humanists of the Renaissance. A foreword by Pierre Hadot relates DomaÅskiâs research to his own vision of the history of philosophy.
Professor Juliusz DomaÅski is a classical philologist, neo-Latinist, and historian of pre-modern philosophy. As the author of around three hundred publications across these disciplines, he has predominantly focused on the Middle Ages and Renaissance as well as on meta-philosophical studies.
Associate Professor Matthew Sharpe is National Head of School of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He is a co-translator of Pierre Hadotâs Selected Writings: Philosophy as Practice (Bloomsbury 2020), co-author of Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions and Directions (Bloomsbury 2021), and co-editor of the Brill series Philosophy as a Way of Life: Texts and Studies.
Andrew B. Irvine is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee. He teaches courses in Western and comparative philosophy, and multi-disciplinary approaches to religious studies. His broad research interests cross philosophy as a way of life, the pragmatist tradition, and postcolonial/decolonial thinking.
Matteo Stettler, Ph.D. (2024), Deakin University (Australia), is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bologna (Italy) specializing in the notion of philosophy as a way of life and a guide to happiness in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. His research on the subject has appeared in a variety of outlets, including Aevum and the Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum.
Krzysztof Jacek Bekieszczuk is a Latinist and theologian, and since 2017, he has been teaching Latin using a communicative approach. His research focuses on Renaissance humanism and the history of the modern era. He is the author of the first Polish translation and commentary on Erasmus of Rotterdamâs Discussion of Free Will.
Eli Kramer is an Associate (University) Professor at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of WrocÅaw. His research explores the complex and often contested relationship between philosophy as a way of life/humane learning traditions and institutions of higher learning across the globe. He also works in innovative/alternative higher education policy and practice. He is co-editor of the Brill series Philosophy as a Way of Life: Texts and Studies.
Krzysztof ÅapiÅski (Ph.D. 2016, 'Habilitation' 2019) is an Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw. He has translated Marcus Aurelius' Meditations (2011) and Musonius Rufus' Diatribes (2021) into Polish. He is the author of a book on Marcus Aurelius (Ananeou seauton, 2018). His research focuses on Stoicism, Plato, and comparative philosophy.
Associate Professor Matthew Sharpe is National Head of School of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. He is a co-translator of Pierre Hadotâs Selected Writings: Philosophy as Practice (Bloomsbury 2020), co-author of Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions and Directions (Bloomsbury 2021), and co-editor of the Brill series Philosophy as a Way of Life: Texts and Studies.
Andrew B. Irvine is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee. He teaches courses in Western and comparative philosophy, and multi-disciplinary approaches to religious studies. His broad research interests cross philosophy as a way of life, the pragmatist tradition, and postcolonial/decolonial thinking.
Matteo Stettler, Ph.D. (2024), Deakin University (Australia), is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bologna (Italy) specializing in the notion of philosophy as a way of life and a guide to happiness in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. His research on the subject has appeared in a variety of outlets, including Aevum and the Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum.
Krzysztof Jacek Bekieszczuk is a Latinist and theologian, and since 2017, he has been teaching Latin using a communicative approach. His research focuses on Renaissance humanism and the history of the modern era. He is the author of the first Polish translation and commentary on Erasmus of Rotterdamâs Discussion of Free Will.
Eli Kramer is an Associate (University) Professor at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of WrocÅaw. His research explores the complex and often contested relationship between philosophy as a way of life/humane learning traditions and institutions of higher learning across the globe. He also works in innovative/alternative higher education policy and practice. He is co-editor of the Brill series Philosophy as a Way of Life: Texts and Studies.
Krzysztof ÅapiÅski (Ph.D. 2016, 'Habilitation' 2019) is an Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw. He has translated Marcus Aurelius' Meditations (2011) and Musonius Rufus' Diatribes (2021) into Polish. He is the author of a book on Marcus Aurelius (Ananeou seauton, 2018). His research focuses on Stoicism, Plato, and comparative philosophy.
Contents
Translatorsâ Note
Foreword
Pierre Hadot in Poland
Preface
Acknowledgments
Translatorsâ Introduction
1 The Ancient Ideal of the Philosopher and Its Patristic Challenge
â1.1âThe Anecdote about Pythagoras
â1.2âThe Ancient Definitions of Philosophy
â1.3âThe Meaning of âPracticeâ
â1.4âThree Models of the Relationship between Theory and Practice
â1.5âThe Personality of the Philosopher
â1.6âThe Ancient Conception Challenged by the Church Fathers
2 The Nature of Philosophy as Seen by the Medieval Scholastics
â2.1âPhilosophy Relegated to the Level of the Liberal Arts
â2.2âSome Remarks on the Continuation of the Tradition of Boethiusâ Consolation
â2.3âThe Liberal Arts and Philosophy
â2.4âThe Scholasticism of the 13th Century
â2.5âThe Wisdom of Philosophy and Christian Wisdom
â2.6âThe âEssentialâ Parts and the âLess Importantâ Parts of Philosophy
3 The Crisis of the Scholastic Conception
â3.1âThe Survival of the Patristic Vocabulary
â3.2âPeter Abelard and the Ancient Philosophers
â3.3âThe Non-scholastic Tendencies of the 13th Century
â3.4âThe Reinforcement of the Non-scholastic Tendencies in the 14th and 15th Centuries
â3.5âJean Gerson and the âAtopiaâ of the Philosophers
4 The Humanists and Philosophy
â4.1âBalance Sheet of Our Preceding Findings
â4.2âMelior Fieri: Philosophy and Goodness in Petrarch and the Devotio Moderna
â4.3âBiographies and Apothegms of the Philosophers: Pseudo-Burley and Ambrogio Traversari
â4.4âThe Humanists in Search of the Philosophical Personality
â4.5âErasmus and Philosophy
Appendix: Atopia and Other Topics: Philosophy and Philology in Juliusz DomaÅskiâs Work
Index of Proper Names
Translatorsâ Note
Foreword
Pierre Hadot in Poland
Preface
Acknowledgments
Translatorsâ Introduction
1 The Ancient Ideal of the Philosopher and Its Patristic Challenge
â1.1âThe Anecdote about Pythagoras
â1.2âThe Ancient Definitions of Philosophy
â1.3âThe Meaning of âPracticeâ
â1.4âThree Models of the Relationship between Theory and Practice
â1.5âThe Personality of the Philosopher
â1.6âThe Ancient Conception Challenged by the Church Fathers
2 The Nature of Philosophy as Seen by the Medieval Scholastics
â2.1âPhilosophy Relegated to the Level of the Liberal Arts
â2.2âSome Remarks on the Continuation of the Tradition of Boethiusâ Consolation
â2.3âThe Liberal Arts and Philosophy
â2.4âThe Scholasticism of the 13th Century
â2.5âThe Wisdom of Philosophy and Christian Wisdom
â2.6âThe âEssentialâ Parts and the âLess Importantâ Parts of Philosophy
3 The Crisis of the Scholastic Conception
â3.1âThe Survival of the Patristic Vocabulary
â3.2âPeter Abelard and the Ancient Philosophers
â3.3âThe Non-scholastic Tendencies of the 13th Century
â3.4âThe Reinforcement of the Non-scholastic Tendencies in the 14th and 15th Centuries
â3.5âJean Gerson and the âAtopiaâ of the Philosophers
4 The Humanists and Philosophy
â4.1âBalance Sheet of Our Preceding Findings
â4.2âMelior Fieri: Philosophy and Goodness in Petrarch and the Devotio Moderna
â4.3âBiographies and Apothegms of the Philosophers: Pseudo-Burley and Ambrogio Traversari
â4.4âThe Humanists in Search of the Philosophical Personality
â4.5âErasmus and Philosophy
Appendix: Atopia and Other Topics: Philosophy and Philology in Juliusz DomaÅskiâs Work
Index of Proper Names
This work will be of keen interest to philosophy as a way of life scholars, historians of medieval philosophy, and historians and philosophers of higher education.