Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought

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Vladislav Suvák
Brill Rodopi, 2018 - Philosophy - 158 pages
The studies included in the Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought focus on different manifestations of "taking care of the self" present in ancient and contemporary thought. Each of these studies approaches the issue of taking care of the self from a different perspective: Part I by Vladislav Suvák focuses on Socrates' therapeutic education; Part II by Lívia Flachbartová centres on Diogenes' ascetic practices; and Part III by Pavol Sucharek concentrates on Henri Maldiney's existential phenomenology.
Taking care of the self (epimeleia heautou) is not just one of a great many topics associated with ancient ethics. Echoing Michel Foucault, we could say that the care of the self applies to all problematizations of life.

About the author (2018)

Vladislav Suvák, PhD. (1964), University of Presov, is Professor of Ancient Philosophy. He has published monographs and many articles on Socratic movement, including Antisthenis Fragmenta (2013) and Diogenis Fragmenta (2016). Recently he has edited Antisthenica Cynica Scratica (Prague, OIKOYMENH, 2014). Lívia Flachbartová, PhD. (1987), University of Presov (Slovakia), has acquired her PhD. in 2014. Her research interests include Socratic tradition, Nietzsche, and Foucault. She has published many articles on Cynicism and monograph Diogenian Cynicism as a Way of Life (Presov, 2015). Pavol Sucharek, PhD. (1981), University of Presov, is Assistant Professor of Modern Philosophy. His research interests include contemporary French philosophy, phenomenology, and metaphysics. He has published monographs, translations and many articles on phenomenology, ethics and aesthetics.

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