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Michael Strawser provides a new reading of Spinoza as a philosopher of love for whom the ethically qualified conception of noble love is central. Strawser situates Spinoza's philosophy of love within the Jewish and Cartesian traditions and shows how this active conception of love can conquer hatred and bring people together.
List of contents
Introduction: Amor sive Generositas
Chapter 1: From Jewish Love Lessons to Amorous Perfectionism
Chapter 2: Between the Courtesan and the Lens-grinder
Chapter 3: Descartes's Illogic of Love
Chapter 4: The Specter of Speciesism
Chapter 5: Levinas and the Spinoza Question
Conclusion: Towards Collective Nobility
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Michael G. Strawser (Ph.D., University of Kentucky) is an associate professor of communication in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media at the University of Central Florida, where he also serves as the Director of Community Engaged Scholarship for UCF Downtown.
Summary
Michael Strawser provides a new reading of Spinoza as a philosopher of love for whom the ethically qualified conception of noble love is central. Strawser situates Spinoza’s philosophy of love within the Jewish and Cartesian traditions and shows how this active conception of love can conquer hatred and bring people together.
