bios (βιος)

(Language: Greek)

Short Description: life, or a way of life

Long Description: life, or a way of life, analogous to the Hindu darshana; therefore one can speak of the Pythagorean way of life, the Orphic way of life; to be a philosopher implies a rupture with the daily life ( bios) and purification of one’s passions in order to experience the transcendence of the divine Intellect and the soul with respect to the mortal body.

Sources: The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys