A Daoist Critique of Effort in Pierre Hadot's Philosophy
This paper offers a critique of Pierre Hadot's idea of philosophy as a way of life with reference to ancient China, particularly the Zhuangzi. The prevailing scholarly emphasis in philosophy as a way of life falls too heavily on individual will and effortful exertion—thus Hadot's descripti...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Journal of religious ethics
Año: 2024, Volumen: 52, Número: 3, Páginas: 439-463 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
philosophy as a way of life
B Zhuangzi B Spiritual Exercise B Grace B Pierre Hadot B wuwei |
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| Sumario: | This paper offers a critique of Pierre Hadot's idea of philosophy as a way of life with reference to ancient China, particularly the Zhuangzi. The prevailing scholarly emphasis in philosophy as a way of life falls too heavily on individual will and effortful exertion—thus Hadot's description of what he calls “spiritual exercises.” I argue for counterbalancing the focus on effortful self-cultivation with attention to the role of passivity, receptiveness, and chance in the good life—collectively termed “grace.” After a discussion of the overemphasis on effort in self-cultivation, I turn to the Zhuangzi as an illustrative source of the importance of grace. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12483 |
