What are the Ancient spiritual exercises and how interesting may they be for us today ?
Pierre Hadot and Michel Foucault have shown in their studies, both the importance and the interest of these spiritual exercises : on the one hand, in Ancient Philosophy, and on the other, in Contemporary Philosophy. In Antiquity, the philosophical way of life involved a personal effort, or a training in order to change ones way of life, or to develop new habits ; and, in the end, to be transformed. The necessity such an exercise appears in this context.
But what about nowadays ? Does Contemporary Philosophy even need spiritual exercises ?
To answer these questions, Maël Goarzin and Konstantin Büchler interviewed Xavier Pavie, Profesor at Essec Business School. Director of the center iMagination and research associate at the Institut of philosophical's research (IREPH). He also holds a master in management and has a doctorate in philosophy from Université Paris Ouest on the subject of Ancient spiritual exercises in Contemporary Philosophy. He has published numerous articles and books devoted to this theme, among which « Le choix d’exister ». Xavier Pavie willingly accepted to answer Maël Goarzin’s questions about the philosophical way of life and the philosophical conversion it calls for today.
In the first part of this interview, Xavier Pavie reminds us the variety and current relevance of these ancient spiritual exercises, which are also presented here as tools for living a better life, today. Returning to Pierre Hadot's description of these exercises, Xavier Pavie also explains his debt to Michel Foucault, in particular his interest for the here and now.
- Spiritual exercises as tools for living a better life (2:40)
- Pierre Hadot and the spiritual exercises (3:12)
- The variety of the spiritual exercises (3:40)
- The spiritual dimension of the exercises (4:14)
- The choice of the expression "spiritual exercises" (5:41)
- The spiritual exercises and Ancient Philosophy (6:33)
- Pierre Hadot's legacy (8:28)
- Beyond Pierre Hadot : here and now (8:54)
- The spiritual exercises as a valid tool for contemporary philosophy (10:03)
- Pierre Hadot as a master : a disciple’s point of view (11:08)
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