The Present Alone Is Our Happiness by Pierre Hadot
Conversations with Jeannie Carlier and Arnold I. Davidson
This collection of interviews traces a philosopher’s intellectual journey and the core idea that philosophy is a way of life rather than mere theory. Through discussions of Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Neoplatonism, it shows how ancient spiritual exercises—attention to the present, contemplation of nature, inner dialogue, and ethical self-transformation—can cultivate freedom, serenity, and responsibility today. Blending biography, close reading, and practice, it clarifies key interpretations of Marcus Aurelius and Plotinus, engages with modern scholarship, and offers practical counsel for living deliberately in the only time we truly possess: the present.
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