The Lexicon · Genealogy · Modern
HADOT, PIERRE
1922–2010
Philosophy as a Way of Life (The Manual of Arrival)
Hadot rediscovered ancient philosophy as a set of spiritual exercises rather than a body of doctrines. Volume I, Part II is titled The Manual of Arrival on Hadot's instructions, anonymously received. The Lexicon entries are not propositions to be believed; they are exercises to be performed. To read the Lexicon is to practice. Theology has always been pedagogy in a suit.