He has an incredible way to bring to our day to day life thoughts and principles from ancient philosophy. Very much recommended.

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

This is a good read and it cheers me up. The chapter on Socrates is particularly interesting: insights into approaches to teaching and dialogue, as well as the role of Eros as demon. And about ... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Mentioned in Dispirited: How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Pierre Hadot is one of those rare philosophers who is willing to point out that Philosophy (with a capital P) has been taken over by the academics (of which he is one, certainly), to the detriment of ... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Self-help for would-be philosophers. De Botton avant-la-lettre. Rather boring and clichéd. Fails to move or provoke. Reads like the philosophical equivalent of Socrates satisfied cultivating his garden... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

A truly excellent book - gives a wonderful, historical sweep on the evolution of spiritual exercises from the time of antiquity to the present day. I would recommend it to the religious and non ... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

BEAUTIFUL book on philosophy. Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Read much of this book on a one-to-one study group with Dresden; we both enjoyed what we read, although she said that John said that he had heard Hadot was "Foucault light." Hadot is certainly simple ... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Hadot presents philosophy as "spiritual exercises" through essays on Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, and others. In addition to the exercises the book includes essays on the methods of philosophy ... Read full review

Review: Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault

Amazing. This is the book I've been looking for ever since I read the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius 4 years ago. That book opened my eyes to something essential, which is the thesis of this book ... Read full review