Contemporary Forms of Askesis and the Return of Spiritual Exercises

This paper examines recent philosophical retrievals of the ancient idea of askesis and argues that they face a dilemma. On the one hand, these retrievals embrace certain assumptions often associated with

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Main Author: Antonaccio, Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Society of Christian Ethics 1998
In: The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 1998, Volume: 18, Pages: 69-92
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Summary:This paper examines recent philosophical retrievals of the ancient idea of askesis and argues that they face a dilemma. On the one hand, these retrievals embrace certain assumptions often associated with
ISSN:2372-9023
Contains:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/asce19981811