Drawing on a genealogical analysis of the distinction between zoē (biological life as organic functioning) and bios (a distinctively human way of life shaped by meaning, orientation, and evaluative practice), the article reconceives bioethics as bios ethikos: ethical reflection on the conditions under which forms of life become meaningful and inhabitable. It introduces the notion of the...
Abstract Resetting involves the deliberate clearing of mental space to create availability for novelty and fresh perspectives. This chapter explores how cognitive and emotional reset practices—ranging from Cartesian doubt to poetic immersion—can interrupt habitual patterns and autopilot thinking. Drawing on philosophy of mind, cognitive science and research on neuroplasticity and contemplative...