“To know oneself means, among other things, to know oneself qua non-sage: that is, not as a sophos, but as a philo-sophos, someone on the way toward wisdom.” KnowsWayMeanOneselfSageKnowing Oneself Author:Pierre Hadot
“Socrates had no system to teach. Throughout, his philosophy was a spiritual exercise, an invitation to a new way of life, active reflection, and living consciousness.” WayPhilosophySpiritualConsciousnessTeachExerciseReflectionActiveNew WaysInvitationsNew Way Of Life Author:Pierre Hadot
“Philosophy - reduced, as we have seen, to philosophical discourse - develops from this point on in a different atmosphere and environment from that of ancient philosophy. In modern university philosophy, philosophy is obviously no longer a way of life, or a form of life - unless it be the form of life of a professor of philosophy.” WayDifferentPhilosophyFormEnvironmentModernPhilosophicalUniversityAncientAtmosphereProfessorsDiscourseAncient Philosophy Author:Pierre Hadot
