Philosophy as a Way of Life with Matthew Sharpe

In this episode, Donald talks with Matthew Sharpe.  Matt is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University in Australia.  He’s spoken at Stoicon in Athens.  He is the co-author of Philosophy as a Way of Life, and one of the translators of The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot: Philosophy as Practice. His most recent book is titled Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond: How to Keep Your Head When Others Around You Have Lost Theirs and Blame You.

Highlights

• Stoicism and Philosophy as a Way of Life

• Why isn’t Stoicism more popular in academia?

• Pierre Hadot and Stoicism

• Philosophy and Spiritual Exercises

• Philosophy and the History of Psychotherapy

• Anger, Self-Estrangement, and Politics

• The French Enlightenment and Philosophy as a Way of Life

Links

• Matthew Sharpe Profile at Deakin University

• Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond

• The Other Enlightenment: Race, Sexuality and Self-Estrangement

• The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot

• Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions, Directions