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With a foreword by Arnold I. Davidson and Daniele Lorenzini.
In his final book, renowned philosopher Pierre Hadot explores Goethe's relationship with ancient spiritual exercises--transformative acts of intellect, imagination, or will. Goethe sought both an intense experience of the present moment as well as a kind of cosmic consciousness, both of which are rooted in ancient philosophical practices. These practices shaped Goethe's audacious contrast to the traditional maxim memento mori (Don't forget that you will die) with the aim of transforming our ordinary consciousness. Ultimately, Hadot reveals how Goethe cultivated a deep love for life that brings to the forefront a new maxim: Don't forget to live.
Michael Chase
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Michae Chase is Adjunct Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada, and Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France. His books include three in the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series and his research focuses on Ancient Greek Neoplatonism with increasing interest in its relation to medieval Islamic Philosophy. He has also made accessible the work of the French scholar Pierre Hadot through English translations of his work and expositions of his view of Philosophy as a way of life, which was also the view of much of Greek Philosophy, including the commentary tradition.
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