Self-transformation: Body, Mind, and Spirit
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https://doi.org/10.11575/jah.v0i0.53301Keywords:
hermeneutics, philosophy, philosophy as a way of life, phenomenology, transcendentalismAbstract
In this paper, I explore a conception of self-transformation that attempts to provide a holistic account covering a range of body, mind, and spirit. I draw upon Kym Maclaren’s exploration of the role of the body inspired by the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (body); the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer (mind [language]); and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalism (spirit). I present the case that each of these approaches develops important aspects of self-transformation and can be seen as complementary. I explore this in relation to philosophy as a practical activity, drawing upon Pierre Hadot’s perspective of philosophy as a way of life.
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MacLaren, K. (2009). Emotional metamorphoses: The role of others in becoming a subject. In S. Campbell, L. Meynell, & S. Sherwin (Eds.), Embodiment and agency (pp. 25-45). University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.
MacLaren, K. (2011). Emotional clichés and authentic passions: A phenomenological revision of a cognitive theory of emotion. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences(10), 45-65.
Thoreau, H.D. (1854/2004). Walden and other writings. (J. W. Krutch, Ed.) New York, NY: Bantam Dell.
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