Title: Inducing Mindfulness Through Life‐Philosophical Lecturing
Abstract: Chapter 57 Inducing Mindfulness Through Life-Philosophical Lecturing Esa Saarinen, Esa SaarinenSearch for more papers by this authorTuuli Lehti, Tuuli LehtiSearch for more papers by this author Esa Saarinen, Esa SaarinenSearch for more papers by this authorTuuli Lehti, Tuuli LehtiSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Amanda Ie, Amanda IeSearch for more papers by this authorChristelle T. Ngnoumen, Christelle T. NgnoumenSearch for more papers by this authorEllen J. Langer, Ellen J. LangerSearch for more papers by this author First published: 21 March 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118294895.ch57Citations: 8 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary In this chapter, we shall discuss mindfulness in the context of life-philosophical lecturing. We shall argue that certain forms of oral, flourishing-oriented philosophical practice that continues ancient traditions of Socratic philosophy share fundamental aspects with mindfulness as a spiritual activity. The ancient promise of Western philosophy is one of promoting the Good Life through the instrument of thinking. We coin the term mindfulness-inducing philosophical lecture to describe an oral communicative practice where one subject talks out her thoughts with a group of other subjects engaging in their own thinking in real time with a particular kind of concentration, connectivity, and flow. A key feature of a mindfulness-inducing philosophical lecture is its ability to invite the participants to engage in an internal process that promotes their qualities of mindfulness in the context of life-philosophically relevant themes. The thesis of this chapter is that such philosophical lecturing forms an alternative methodology for creating beneficial outcomes of the kind mindfulness research has documented extensively. We base our discussion on several definitions of mindfulness (Kabat-Zinn, 1990, 2003; Langer, 1989a, 1989b, 1997; Bishop et al., 2004; Shapiro et al., 2006; Wallace, 2009, 2011). A key aim of the present chapter is to connect both Buddhist and Langerian concepts of mindfulness with the ancient promise of Socratic philosophy and spell out the relevance of mindfulness in the quest for a better life. Citing Literature The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-03-21
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