Pierre Hadot's 'Philosophy as a Way of Life' book meets readers in Turkish
The book 'Philosophy as a Way of Life' by French philosopher, philologist, and expert in the history of ancient philosophy Pierre Hadot has been released in Turkish.
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Pierre Hadot's book 'Philosophy as a Way of Life' has been released as part of Ayrıntı Yayınları's philosophy series, translated from the original French by Kağan Kahveci.
Published with the subtitle 'Conversations with Jeannie Carlier and Arnold I. Davidson,' the book consists of interviews in which Hadot explains how philosophy can be adopted as a way of life beyond being merely an intellectual pursuit.
Offering an opportunity to get to know this important thinker closely, 'Philosophy as a Way of Life' serves as an inspiring guide for those seeking wisdom or a virtuous life today.
WHO IS PIERRE HADOT?
Pierre Hadot was a philosopher, philologist, and expert in the history of ancient philosophy. He was born in Paris in 1922. He spent his childhood in Reims within a deeply religious Catholic family. After studying philosophy and theology, he was ordained as a priest in 1942. He left the priesthood in 1952 and severed his ties with the church.
He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Paris in 1947. Later, he began his doctoral work on Marius Victorinus and Porphyry, which would earn him numerous academic awards in France. He held various research and teaching positions at the CNRS until 1964.
Between 1964 and 1985, he directed studies on Latin patristics at the EPHE, and later on Hellenistic and Roman theology and mysticism. In 1982, he was elected to the Collège de France at the initiative of Michel Foucault. He retired from active teaching in 1990 but continued his intellectual life through his lectures and books.
Pierre Hadot passed away on April 24, 2010. Hadot's work progressed along two paths; on one hand, he produced highly specialized critical editions and translations of ancient texts, while on the other, he wrote highly innovative works on philosophical life in the ancient period.
He meticulously examined the communities formed by philosophers, the distinct characteristics of philosophical ways of life, the effects of philosophical life on political life, and the relationships between those who were philosophers and those who were not. In this context, he particularly highlighted the concept of philosophical "spiritual exercises" in the ancient period and reflected on what contemporary humans could find for themselves from that era.