Cambridge Companion to Spinoza's Ethics

Informationen zum Autor Olli Koistinen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Turku in Finland. He is the co-editor, with John Biro, of Spinoza: Metaphysical Themes. Klappentext A detailed and accessible look at one of the most exciting and contested works of Western philosophy. Zusammenfassung Since its publication in 1677! Spinoza's Ethics has fascinated philosophers! novelists! and scientists alike and is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and contested works of Western philosophy. This detailed and accessible volume is the first anthology to treat the whole of the Ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Olli Koistinen and Valtteri Viljanen; 1. The textual history of Spinoza's Ethics Piet Steenbakkers; 2. The geometrical order in the Ethics Piet Steenbakkers; 3. Spinoza's ontology Valtteri Viljanen; 4. Substance monism and identity theory in Spinoza Andreas Schmidt; 5. Spinoza and the Stoics on substance monism Jon Miller; 6. Spinoza on necessity Charles Jarrett; 7. Knowledge in Spinoza's Ethics Diane Steinberg; 8. Spinoza on action Ollie Koistinen; 9. The anatomy of the passions Michael LeBuffe; 10. Freedom, slavery, and the passions Susan James; 11. Spinoza's theory of the good Andrew Youpa; 12. The power of reason in Spinoza Martin Lin; 13. Spinoza on the essence of the human body and the part of the mind that is eternal Don Garrett.

Product details

• Authors: Olli Koistinen
• Assisted by: Olli Koistinen (Editor), Olli (University of Turku Koistinen (Editor), Koistinen Olli (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2009
• EAN: 9780521618601
• ISBN: 978-0-521-61860-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy; Cambridge companion; Cambridge Companions to Philosophy; Cambridge companion
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, History of Western philosophy, Medieval Western philosophy