Philosophy as Therapeia
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
ISBN-10
0521165156
ISBN-13
9780521165150
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 13th, 2010
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
368 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 22.90 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
History of Western philosophy
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Addressing the concept of philosophy as therapeia, this collection of essays by leading scholars provides a new reading of the history of philosophy, contradicting those who have wanted to maintain that philosophy is a peculiarly European cultural product, and instead affirming its identity as a global intellectual practice.
''Empty are the words of that philosopher who offers therapy for no human suffering. For just as there is no use in medical expertise if it does not give therapy for bodily diseases, so too there is no use in philosophy if it does not expel the suffering of the soul.'' The philosopher Epicurus gave famous voice to a conception of philosophy as a cure or remedy for the maladies of the human soul. What has not until now received attention is just how prominent an idea this has been across a whole spectrum of philosophical tradition. Philosophy as Therapeia presents a collection of papers by leading scholars, providing a new reading of the history of philosophy, one which perhaps contradicts those who have wanted to maintain that philosophy is a peculiarly European cultural product, and instead affirms its identity as a global intellectual practice.
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