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Title Effort and grace : on the spiritual exercise of philosophy / Simone Kotva
Author Kotva, Simone
Imprint London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022

Descript 248 pages 24 cm
Series Re-inventing philosophy as a way of life
Re-inventing philosophy as a way of life
Note Includes bibliographical references and index
In Effort and Grace, Simone Kotva explores an exciting new theory of spiritual endeavour from the tradition of French spiritualist philosophy. Spiritual exercise has largely been studied in relation to ancient philosophy and the Ignatian tradition, yet this new engagement with its more recent forms reveals an understanding of contemplative practice as rife with critical potential, addressing urgent cultural concerns. Here Kotva offers an interdisciplinary text tracing the narrative of spiritual exertion through the work of seminal French thinkers Maine de Biran, Félix Ravaisson, Henri Bergson, Alain (Émile Chartier) and Simone Weil. Her findings allow both secular philosophers and theologians to understand how spiritual life can participate in the contemporary philosophical conversation. -- Back cover
Subject Filosofi och religion
Spiritualism
Philosophy and religion.
Spiritualism.
Classmark 102.3
D
ISBN/ISSN 9781350194755 (paperback)
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