The philosophy of spinoza selected from his chief works. Buy spinoza beyond philosophy by beth lord, beth lord isbn. By god, i mean a being absolutely infinitethat is, a substance consisting in infinite attributes, of which each expresses eternal and infinite essentiality explanationi say absolutely infinite, not infinite after its kind. To follow damasio into this untamed territory is no easy feat. There is only one and unique substance in existence, a substance that is infinite, selfcaused, and eternal. Spinoza and the specters of modernity is a wideranging and ambitious work that will be relevant to many interests. The two tales amount to a mystery novel, although it is a mystery of a very cerebral kind. It is also one of the most amazing accomplishments man has produced. This book, which presents spinozas main ideas in dictionary form, has as its subject the opposition between ethics and morality, and the link between ethical and. He is supposed to be one of the great philosophers, isnt he.
To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him. Looking for spinoza continues his exposition of the overwhelming role of emotion in life and, exploiting the intuitive understandings of the seventeenthcentury philosopher named in the title, hypothesizes how biology might link to ethics and a desirable lifestyle. Whereas studies of spinoza in english have emphasized the logic of the ethics, these essays instead focus on the marginal and developmental moments that have had such a profound effect on french thought. Spinozas gien name, that means blessed, varies amang different leids. Highly recommended standard text from the best translator in english,choice. It is written by michael della rocca who is a professor of philosophy at yale university and who has written several books on spinoza. In truth, yaloms explanation is speculation the spinoza problem could have been something else entirely. The philosophy of spinoza selected from his chief works by joseph ratner.
Spinoza s pantheistic and monistic conception of the universe is absolutely awesome. Although the reception of phenomenology gave rise to many innovative developments in french philosophy, from existentialism to deconstruction, not everyone in france was pleased with this german import. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of spinoza s work was not fully realized until years after his death. In the jewish and national library in jerusalem, spinozas writings, unlike those of jewish philosophers such as philo of alexandria or maimonides, are not in the judaica reading room, but in the general reading.
Richard mason on a thinker who stood at the intersection of many histories and traditions why read spinoza. Spinoza s theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting work being done on spinoza today. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This type of passive mind that spinoza writes about in the earlier books of the ethics is a state of. Spinozas most famous and provocative idea is that god is not the creator of the world, but that the world is part of god. Certainly, he is part of the routine syllabus, but a part which many students find easy to skip. So, this book has redeeming qualities, but it also came across as a bit predictable. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Although the reception of phenomenology gave rise to many innovative developments in french philosophy, from.
Spinoza contra phenomenology fundamentally recasts the history of postwar french thought, typically presumed to have been driven by a critique of reason indebted to nietzsche and heidegger. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. The decision of the library reflects a broad consensus i. Publication date 1924 publisher united states of america new york collection universallibrary contributor svclrc. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting. Moreover, in spinozas philosophy occurs the most strictly identification between cause. Pubprincetonthe selections focus on the theme of religion and are arranged to introduce the reader to the ideas and arguments that find mature expression in the ethics, included in its entirety. Joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain by antonio damasio m. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. By logical argument piled on top of each preceding argument, spinoza states that god is coequal with the universe he was a pantheist and. The order of the roman catholic church which you so greatly praise, i confess, is politic and lucrative to many. Philosophy and the making of modernity 16501750 oxford university press. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Baruch spinoza, human beings are determined abstract. We specialize in spinozana, christian hebraists, scholarly periodicals in the fields of judaica and biblestudies, german judaica, jewish. In betraying spinoza, rebecca newberger goldstein sets out to rediscover the fleshandblood man often buried beneath the veneer of rigorous rationality and to provide a comprehensive cultural and religious context for the formation of his ideas. Member of the international league of antiquarian booksellers. Ane o the early thinkers o the enlichtment an modren biblical creeticism, includin modren conceptions o the sel an the. Mar 01, 2012 the spinoza problem consists of two compelling narratives. Today, spinoza is considered one of the great rationalists of the 17thcentury philosophy, laying the groundwork for the 18th century enlightenment and modern. But it is also god, says baruch spinoza, the sephardi jew from amsterdam excommunicated by the talmud torah congregation. Improvement of the understanding, ethics and correspondence. Benedict spinoza, by birth a jew and then a deserter from judaism, and finally an atheist, was a native of amsterdam. The only complete edition in english of baruch spinozas works, this volume features samuel shirleys preeminent translations, distinguished at once by the lucidity and fluency with which they convey the flavor and meaning of spinozas original texts.
Joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain antonio damasio mariner. The concluding chapter on freud and his relation to spinoza will be of particular interest to scholars working in psychology and neuroscience. Pages in category works by baruch spinoza the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 30, 2015 buy spinoza beyond philosophy by beth lord, beth lord isbn. Complete works and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. In the jewish and national library in jerusalem, spinoza s writings, unlike those of jewish philosophers such as philo of alexandria or maimonides, are not in the judaica reading room, but in the general reading room, between the writings of descartes and leibniz. Modern spinozana inprint as well as outofprint books prices of new books are subject to change please note. This is hardcore science, a pioneering venture into the neurophysiology of feelings. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of spinozas work was not fully realized until years after his death. Spinozas theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. Seligman, author of flourish the spinoza problem is a ringing endorsement for an authentically philosophical life, wherein a toweringly heroic philosopher is persecuted in two eras.
Of all the philosophers of the seventeenth century, spinoza is among the most relevant today. That said, yaloms book sparked my interest in spinoza. Among philosophers, spinoza is best known for his ethics, a monumental work that presents an ethical vision. Rejecting both the mindbody dualism of descartes and traditional religious views about god and the universe, spinoza s philosophy was groundbreaking in its radical understanding of the relationship between the human person and the divine, the nature of moral action, and the relativization of the. Spinoza wis raised in a portuguesejewish commonty in amsterdam. In the book, spinoza became the first to argue that the bible is not literally the word of god but rather a work of human literature. This book, which presents spinoza s main ideas in dictionary form, has as its subject the opposition between ethics and morality, and the link between ethical and. His ethics is a huge set of definitions, axioms, propositions, proofs, and corollaries in a bizarre format called the geometrical style, loosely based on the very rigid. The title of dimitris vardoulakiss edited volume spinoza now should be read in at least three ways. Ethics spinozapart 1 wikisource, the free online library. In the event things got worse, and spinoza gave up the idea of publishing the ethics, believing that it would create such a cloud of hostility as to obscure, in the minds even of reasonable people, the real meaning of its arguments. Spinoza is the most systematic and reasoned thinker of the rationalists. One of the classical texts of philosophy, spinozas ethics is also one of the most difficult to understand.
Spinozas magnum opus, the ethics, was published posthumously in the year of his death. Spinoza reconsidered jonathan israel, radical enlightenment. Ethics spinoza everymans library benedictus spinoza on. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Baruch spinoza has 178 books on goodreads with 118128 ratings. The ethics can be a bit difficult to understand given the geometrical order it is written, but when it finally makes sense it is evident that it truly is very profound and influential deductive rationalist logic. It discusses the nature of human beings, the way in which. Ive picked up spinoza s treatise and a book forged in hell. Looking for spinoza continues his exposition of the overwhelming role of emotion in life and, exploiting the intuitive understandings of the seventeenth.
In spinozas ethics, freedom seems to have no place in an absolute and necessary order of causality. Spinoza, causal determinism and moral formation by johan dahlbeck education and free will critically assesses and makes use of spinozas insights on human freedom to construe an account of education that is compatible with causal determinism without sacrificing the educational goal of increasing students autonomy and self. His work remains as resonant and provocative today as it was when it first appeared. Although that latter expansion seems a contrived and wooly digression, the first. Buy ethics penguin classics new ed by spinoza, benedict, hampshire, stuart, curley, edwin isbn. Spinoza is often considered an atheist even though his philosophy is completely concerned with god. The spinoza problem consists of two compelling narratives. Improvement of the understanding spinoza ebook all.
The essays collected in this volume suggest that what applies to althusser applies to his whole generation that spinoza is an unsuspected but very real presence in the work of contemporary philosophers from deleuze and lacan to foucault and derrida. He was a systematic atheist whose method was new, although he shared the fundamentals of his doctrine with several other ancient and modern philosophers, both european and oriental. The ethics of spinoza is one of the hundred or so most brilliant books ever written. He is the author of many books, including loves executioner, theory and practice in group psychotherapy, and when nietzsche wept. Joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain is a delightful combination of philosophical musings, neurobiological science, and creative writing three subjects one does not often see intermingled within the same work. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. Baruch spinoza argues against the doctrine of free will as a result of demonstrating that the activity of our minds is equivalent to the activity of our bodies. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. Baruch, or benedictus, spinoza 163277 is the author of works, especially the ethics and the theologicalpolitical treatise, that are a major source of the ideas of the european enlightenment. Shelf awareness yalom is the perfect author to bring together spinoza and rosenberg in a novel. No doubt it will be difficult for those who think about things loosely, and have not been accustomed to know them by their primary causes, to comprehend the demonstration of prop.
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