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Philosophy as Therapeia: Volume 66 (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements)

By Clare Carlisle , Jonardon Ganeri (editors)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0521165156, 9780521165150
DOI
10.1017/S135824610999021X
ISSN
1358-2461
LCC
BJ1595.5 P45 2010
Open Library ID
OL24393449M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1607999 bytes)
Series
Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements 66
Pages
245\245
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

'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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