Εἰκὼςλόγος, or A rational motivation in Plato's philosophy

2021 ◽  
pp. 308 (376)-319 (385)
Author(s):  
Oleg Aleksandrovich Bazaluk
Keyword(s):  
Way Of Life ◽  
English Version ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Rational Motivation

Plato opposed εἰκὼςμῦθος and εἰκὼςλόγος, thereby asserting the logos as the highest type of account, which revealed the strict rationality and intelligibility of the cosmos. Plato used the logos to affirm a new way of life in accordance with the intelligibility of the kalos cosmos and its copies (εἰκών) created by Theos. For Plato, therefore, dialogue as an exercise was more important than the results obtained, and for Aristotle, the discussion of problems had more educational value than their solution. Plato and Aristotle perceived the logos in the meanings of dialogue as the art of living by the highest account. They considered the logos as an opportunity to make a transition, or rather, self-transformation to the highest order, into which the idea of agathos was opened. The author argues the thesis put forward referring to the original texts of Plato. English version of the article on pp. 376-385 at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/eikslogos-or-a-rational-motivation-in-platos-philosophy/66016.html

From Sufism to Universal Vision: Murat Yagan and the Teaching of Kebzeh

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-92
Author(s):  
Chen Bram ◽  
Meir Hatina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Exchange ◽  
The United States ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The West ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Mountains ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
First Time

This article examines aspects of cultural exchange between the Middle East and the West in which Sufism, Christianity, the traditions of the Circassians and New Age concepts played a central role. It focuses on the teaching of Murat Yagan, of Abkhaz-Circassian origin who grew up in Turkey and immigrated to Canada in the 1960s, where he developed his philosophy, Ahmsta Kebzeh (“the knowledge of the art of living”). The Kebzeh way of life emphasizes modesty, mutual responsibility and compassion. Yagan linked these values to the ancient ethos of the Caucasus Mountains which he sought to revive as the basis of a universal vision. The nature of Kebzeh was influenced by the cosmopolitan environment in which Yagan was educated in Turkey; by his enrollment with Sufi circles in North America; and by the multicultural Canadian atmosphere. These diverse influences enabled him to devise an ecumenical model of dialogue between cultures. The article provides a first-time survey and analysis of Kebzeh ideological and communal features. It sheds new light on the role of ethnicity and cultural heritage in immigrant societies in the context of the evolution of spirituality in Canada, a relatively unexplored milieu in comparison to the United States and Europe.

Barthes and the Lessons of Ancient Philosophy

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-153
Author(s):  
Lucy O’Meara
Keyword(s):  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Ancient Philosophy ◽  
Literary Canon ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
Late Work ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
Collège De France ◽  
Pierre Hadot ◽  
Moral Perfectionism

Roland Barthes was a classicist by training; his work frequently alludes to the classical literary canon and the ancient art of rhetoric. This chapter argues that ancient Greco-Roman philosophy permits insights into Barthes’s very late work, particularly when we understand ancient philosophy not as an academic discipline, but as a mode of thought which prioritises an art of living. This chapter will focus on Barthes’s posthumously published Collège de France lecture notes (1977–80) and on other posthumous diary material, arguing that this work can be seen as part of a tradition of thought which has its roots in the ethics and care of the self proposed by ancient Greco-Roman philosophical thought. The chapter uses the work of the historian of ancient philosophy, Pierre Hadot, to set Barthes’s teaching in dialogue with Stoic and Epicurean thought, and subsequently refers to Stanley Cavell’s work on ‘moral perfectionism’ to demonstrate how Barthes’s final lecture courses, and the associated Vita Nova project, can be seen as efforts by Barthes to transform his ‘intelligibility’. Barthes’s late moral perfectionism, and the individualism of his teaching, corresponds to the ancient philosophical ethical imperative to think one’s way of life differently and thereby to transform one’s self.

Philosophie als performative Lebensform – als textuelle Praxis und mehr als textuelle Praxis

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Shusterman
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Philosophy ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Philosophical Task ◽  
Linguistic Means

AbstractAlthough typically identified with discursive practices of writing and oral dialog that have long dominated its practice, philosophy has also asserted itself as something other and more than words; it claimed to be an entire way of life, an art of living dedicated to the pursuit of wisdom (as the word “philosophia” implies). After showing how discursive and non-discursive dimensions of ancient philosophy were designed to complement each other, this paper explains the reasons why even the basic philosophical task of self-knowledge requires discursive communicative tools. It then explores to what extent and in what ways philosophy can be practiced through non-linguistic means, by considering both Western and Asian sources.

Laws Regulating Ayurveda Medicine in Nepal: Critical Study

The Healer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-47
Author(s):  
Ramesh Parajuli
Keyword(s):  
Medical Condition ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
School Level ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Allopathic Medicine ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
Health Loss

The future of healthy and prosperous Nepal lies in Ayurved rather than Allopathy. Most of the allopathy drugs in Nepal are imported foreign drugs that not only take away our currency but even leave numerous side-effects to patients in the name of curing one particular illness. It is a truthAllopathy is more effective in emergency medical condition for speedy cure. But, the value of ayurveda in preventing people from getting sick is incomparable. By applying the principles of ayurveda in our way of living and by introducing standard ayurveda practices as school level education curriculum of Nepal, we can create healthier Nepal, prosperous Nepal, and selfdependent Nepal. Medicinal values inherent in herbs and raw materials that nature has gifted to us, that grow densly in our garden, jungles, heavenly soil needs to be massively marketed in domestic and international pharmaceutical industry. Herbs and raw materials that we are supplying since long to world cheaply are coming back to Nepal as expensive tablets and packets. Our Health system though recognizes ayurveda, unani and allopathy as three medical systems, government's over attention to allopathy and neglect to ayurveda has brought smile into the faces of medical mafia who want to extend their allopathy market by using all means for commercial motive. Though Ayurveda medicine takes longer time to cure illness and restore health in comparison with allopathic medicine, ayurveda, if made our way of life and art of living, our families, societies and nations will get much healthier. Ayurvedic mode of health care and treatment modality has to be generalized and allopathy is to be limited only in exceptional situation where allopathy is inevitable for restoration of health loss.

scholarly journals Some aspects of open-air education

1937 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. A. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Long Time

It was Heraclitus who said of his predecessors that they had much knowledge but no sense, and this criticism often comes to mind when workers pause in retrospect and wonder that the application of the quite adequate knowledge of a generation ago was not applied in a practical and wise manner. Perhaps it may seem that a long time elapsed after compulsory education was adopted before it was realized that a vast number of children were physically quite unfitted to benefit from the learning presented to them; and it was a still longer time before it was hesitatingly acknowledged that the art of living, the teaching of an hygienic way of life, was the most important aspect of education. For without this the benefits of the whole system are of little lasting worth or real utility. Thus it is that open-air education, born late in time, is of such paramount importance; because although ordinarily and primarily conceived for restoring delicate children to health, the main great permanent value of this work is that it teaches in a practical and pleasant manner the greatest of all arts—the art of living.

Teaching Olympism: European Olympic Committees Mobile Quiz Application

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Omur Dugan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
New Era ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Specific Feedback ◽  
Olympic Education ◽  
Power Point

The European Olympic Committee is a non-governmental not-for-profit organization whose objective is to propagate the fundamental principles of Olympism at European level.Olympism refers to the philosophy of the Olympic Games. Olympism seeks to create a way of life by blending sport with culture, education and international co-operation. It is based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example, social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles. The goal of the Olympism is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practices with Olympism and its values. To contribute to this important aim; Olympic Culture and Legacy Commission of European Olympic Committees has been working on educational materials such as; books, leaflets, informative Power Point presentations etc. All prepared materials are sent to member countries of EOC to be used in different sport related educative environments. It is seen that, initially, the National Olympic Committees are responsible of spreading, promoting and using them. There is no specific feedback on how the guide books, leaflets etc. has an impact on young people on learning Olympism and its values. As technology grows, education materials are in need to change too. Especially young people and children who are very likely to use smartphones, tablets etc. are growing in numbers massively. As a matter of this change, Olympic Education had to have a new era in changing the way of teaching Olympism and its values. The EOC launched a mobile quiz application about Olympism and its values in February 2017, by the work of its Olympic Culture and Legacy Commission. This paper will focus on what Olympic Education is, how it is evolved through technology and discuss the newly launched ‘Olympism Quiz Mobile Application’ for young athletes. Keywords: Olympism; Olympic education; mobile application; mobile quiz; sport education;

Philosophy and Philosophical Sages in the Graeco-Roman World

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Runar M. Thorsteinsson
Keyword(s):  
Second Century ◽  
Virtue Theory ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Art Of Living ◽  
Roman World ◽  
Pierre Hadot

This chapter addresses the question of the ways in which the ancients discussed and viewed philosophy as a discipline. Basing its main argument on the work of Pierre Hadot, the study argues that ancient philosophers understood philosophy primarily as the ‘art of living’, a way of life, which, in turn, points to the importance of classical virtue theory in this respect. The chapter also examines the question of how Graeco-Roman philosophers described the character of the philosophical sage, focusing on such descriptions in the first and second century, using the writings of Seneca as an example. Descriptions of the philosophical sage are most prominent in Stoic sources.

Stepfamilies: Complexity and Confusion as a Way of Life

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 802-802
Author(s):  
Jean A. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Way Of Life
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