Reproduktion und Innovation der Lebenskunst

Abstract Reproduction and Innovation of the Art of Living Theory, Practice, Poiesis and Pedagogy This article attempts to show that the art of living in the West represents a form of knowledge that draws on both every day and scientific knowledge in order to realize a successful life. In the art of living, both the quantitative as an economic approach and the qualitative as an evaluative description of the state of affairs have retained their relevance to this day. The art of living is understood as the theoretical and practical reproduction of knowledge in the form of exercises and, historically, increasingly as a form of experimental-artistic innovation. Ultimately, the art of living is dependent on a pedagogy that focuses on imparting theoretical-hermeneutic, practical-social and poetic-aesthetic knowledge in education.