Reclaiming Time Aesthetically: Hadot, Spiritual Exercises and Gardening

Pierre Hadot’s legacy is a vision of ancient philosophy not only as a system of abstract concepts and logical procedures but as a practical philosophical methodology. A key element of this interpretation is consideration of ancient philosophical practice as a series of spiritual exercises to improve...

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Autor principal:	Monika Favara-Kurkowski
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Publicado:	University of Warsaw 2021
Materias:	pierre hadot spiritual exercise nature experience of time aesthetic experience Philosophy (General) B1-5802
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aef45219b27a4fafa6618797b194277f2021-11-26T20:49:16ZReclaiming Time Aesthetically: Hadot, Spiritual Exercises and Gardening10.14394/eidos.jpc.2021.00142544-302Xhttps://doaj.org/article/aef45219b27a4fafa6618797b194277f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://eidos.uw.edu.pl/reclaiming-time-aesthetically-hadot-spiritual-exercises-and-gardening/https://doaj.org/toc/2544-302XPierre Hadot’s legacy is a vision of ancient philosophy not only as a system of abstract concepts and logical procedures but as a practical philosophical methodology. A key element of this interpretation is consideration of ancient philosophical practice as a series of spiritual exercises to improve one’s own life. The present paper aims to show, more humbly, that by highlighting the aesthetic dimension of the practice of gardening we can consider it part of the set of philosophically charged spiritual exercises. Gardening supports the improvement of one’s own experience of the world through the meeting of different temporal experiences. The appropriation of such different temporal nuances in stark contrast to the accelerated pace of modern life, or periods of tiresome repetition, makes it possible to question one’s own rhythm in the world. In other words, I defend the thesis that horticulture can be considered therapeutic also from a philosophical perspective.Monika Favara-KurkowskiUniversity of Warsawarticlepierre hadotspiritual exercisenatureexperience of timeaesthetic experiencePhilosophy (General)B1-5802ENEidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 7-21 (2021)
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description	Pierre Hadot’s legacy is a vision of ancient philosophy not only as a system of abstract concepts and logical procedures but as a practical philosophical methodology. A key element of this interpretation is consideration of ancient philosophical practice as a series of spiritual exercises to improve one’s own life. The present paper aims to show, more humbly, that by highlighting the aesthetic dimension of the practice of gardening we can consider it part of the set of philosophically charged spiritual exercises. Gardening supports the improvement of one’s own experience of the world through the meeting of different temporal experiences. The appropriation of such different temporal nuances in stark contrast to the accelerated pace of modern life, or periods of tiresome repetition, makes it possible to question one’s own rhythm in the world. In other words, I defend the thesis that horticulture can be considered therapeutic also from a philosophical perspective.
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title	Reclaiming Time Aesthetically: Hadot, Spiritual Exercises and Gardening
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Reclaiming Time Aesthetically: Hadot, Spiritual Exercises and Gardening

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