Philosophy and the contemplative way of life
Mark Wynn
Religious Studies September 1, 2024 DOI: 10.1017/s0034412523000148 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Book review Peer reviewed |
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| Key findings | Van Dyke's work advocates for philosophy as a way of life and its reintegration into current practice. |
Abstract
AbstractOne way of understanding the significance of Christina Van Dyke's book A Hidden Wisdom is as a plea for the recovery of an ideal of philosophy as, in part, ‘a way of life’, and for a reintegration of that ideal into current philosophical practice. In this review, I consider how this proposal might be developed.