Bodily Reason

Other powerful lineages populate the history of philosophy. There are other binaries to describe the issues and people at work in the tradition. Of course, there is Idealism and Materialism; the ascetic Ideal and the hedonist Ideal; and transcendence and immanence. But equally, there is denigration...

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Published inA Hedonist Manifesto p. 12
Main Author MICHEL ONFRAY
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia University Press 10.11.2015
Subjects
Ancient philosophy
Biological sciences
Biology
Concept of being
Concept of mind
Continental philosophy
Existence
Existentialism
Historical methodology
Historiography
History
History of philosophy
Metaphilosophy
Metaphysics
Nothingness
Ontological properties
Ontology
Philosophy
Philosophy of mind
Physiology
Platonism
Thought
Western philosophy
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Summary:Other powerful lineages populate the history of philosophy. There are other binaries to describe the issues and people at work in the tradition. Of course, there is Idealism and Materialism; the ascetic Ideal and the hedonist Ideal; and transcendence and immanence. But equally, there is denigration of the “I” and writing about the self. On the one hand, the philosophers I have listed did not seem to value autobiographical confession or little details derived from personal experiences. On the other hand, their lives fed their thought and they acknowledged drawing lessons from life. Some are messengers who efface themselves, trying
DOI:10.7312/onfr17126.6