Events

The conference Spiritual exercises, self-transformation and liberation in philosophy, theology and religion is inspired by Pierre Hadot’s pioneering work on philosophy as a way of life (manière de vivre). It builds on the significance Hadot attributed to spiritual exercises (exercices spirituels), arguing that these were, beside philosophical discourse, constitutive of philosophical enterprise in Greco-Roman antiquity and beyond. […]

Over the past few decades, the idea of philosophy as a way of life (PWL) has gained undeniable prominence in contemporary philosophical debates. Pierre Hadot forged the notion to denote the specific way in which ancient philosophers conceived of and practiced philosophy, stressing its performative character and its potential for self-transformation on the basis of […]

  On December 13, 2023 (2h30 PM, Rome time) Laura Macor will present her recently published book Il mestiere di uomo. La concezione pratica della filosofia nel tardo illuminismo tedesco (Morcelliana, Brescia 2023). The book presentation will take place at the University of Verona, but online attendance will be possible. Please contact Prof. Davide Poggi to receive the link. The event will be […]

The workshop intends to enhance the metaphilosophical, historiographical and hermeneutic potential of the paradigm now known as “Philosophy as a Way of Life” (PWL), taking into consideration authors of modernity (Malebranche), theoretical problems (theory/practice, transformation) and interactions with other disciplines (physics). Organization: Prof. Laura Anna Macor (lauraanna.macor@univr.it) Speakers: Marta Faustino, Simone D’Agostino, Guido Cusinato, Michael […]

  Official launch of the English editions of Juliusz Domański’s pioneering works, newly published by Brill in the ‘Philosophy as a Way of Life: Texts and Studies’ book series: Philosophy, Theory or Way of Life? Controversies in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Erasmus and Philosophy. On the Concept of Philosophy Developed by Erasmus […]

he final conference of the project «Mapping Philosophy as a Way of Life: An Ancient Model, A Contemporary Approach» will bring together team members, consultants, and collaborators of the project in order to present the most significant results achieved in the last two years. In line with the project’s main objective, the conference will map […]

Il workshop intende mettere a confronto le/gli studiose/i italiane/i attualmente impegnate/i in ricerche innovative nell’ambito della cosiddetta PWL (Philosophy as a Way of Life), resa in italiano con l’espressione “Filosofia come modo di vita”. La PWL sta guadagnando credibilità e centralità nel panorama internazionale, e il contributo italiano è riconosciuto come cruciale su più fronti: […]

PWL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR #1 “Hermeneutics as a Way of Life: Philosophy and Leadership in an Age of Instrumental Individualism” DAVID HANEY   ONLINE | March 26 | 8 PM (CET)   Abstract This talk is based on my forthcoming book, Reading Philosophy and Practicing Leadership: Applied Hermeneutics in an Age of Instrumental Individualism. “Instrumental individualism” […]

Arising from the collaboration between the University of Verona, the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Voltaire Foundation of the University of Oxford, and the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of the European Enlightenment of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, this conference is the first scientific initiative co-organized by the ISPWL. The aim of the conference is to […]

PWL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR #2 “Practice Grounds for Living and Community-Oriented Self-Formation: The Role of Institutes of Higher Learning” KAM BELLAMY & PHILIP FRANCIS ONLINE | April 30 | 8 PM (CET) Abstract Across the global tradition ISPWL brings into dialogue, “philosophy as a way of life” names not only a field of study, but efforts […]

PWL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR #3 “Intellectual Happiness in XIV-century Bologna: Reading Gentile of Cingoli and Related Texts” MATTEO STETTLER ONLINE | May 28 | 8 PM (CET) Abstract This presentation examines the rediscovery of philosophy as a way of life in Dante’s Italy, engaging critically with Pierre Hadot’s thesis that the medieval university and the rise […]