Care of the self : : ancient problematizations of life and contemporary thought / / edited by Vladislav Suvak.

• Superior document: Value Inquiry Book Series. Central-European Value Studies, Volume 312
• TeilnehmendeR: Suvák, Vladislav, 1964-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series. Central-European value studies ; Volume 312.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; Preface --; Socratic Therapy as Taking Care of the Self and Others /; The Care of the Self and Diogenes’ Ascetic Practices /; The Care of the Self and Its Phenomenological Constitution: Henri Maldiney /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004357173
• ISSN: 0929-8436
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Vladislav Suvak.

The studies included in the Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought focus on different manifestations of “taking care of the self” present in ancient and contemporary thought. Each of these studies approaches the issue of taking care of the self from a different perspective: Part I by Vladislav Suvák focuses on Socrates’ therapeutic education; Part II by Lívia Flachbartová centres on Diogenes’ ascetic practices; and Part III by Pavol Sucharek concentrates on Henri Maldiney’s existential phenomenology. Taking care of the self ( epimeleia heautou ) is not just one of a great many topics associated with ancient ethics. Echoing Michel Foucault, we could say that the care of the self applies to all problematizations of life.