Structure of Spinoza''s World

This book intervenes in the very lively debate regarding how Spinoza can think that we live in a world populated by one being: God. Emanuele Costa deploys a series of innovative tools to explain what constitutes an "individual being" (e.g., a chair, a cat, a human being) and what kind of metaphysical depth we can attribute to this kind of notion. He also suggests that Spinoza can mobilize these metaphysical resources to invite his readers to take seriously a new kind of ethical thinking, elevating themselves above their immediate surroundings and individualism.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: The Bare Bones of the World: Causation, Limitation, Inherence, Conception


• 2: The Winding Paths of Substance: Expression, Involvement, and Aspectual Distinction


• 3: Unfolding Time: Eternity, Duration, and the Essences of Things


• 4: To Build a World: individuals, Composition, and the Universe as a Whole


• 5: The Human Point of View: Action, Passion, Striving, Affects

Info autore

Emanuele Costa received his Ph.D. from the University of London, Birkbeck College. After holding visiting positions at Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt University, he is now Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt. His research focuses on topics of metaphysics and epistemology in the Early Modern period, and he has published numerous articles and book chapters on Spinoza, Leibniz, Elizabeth of Bohemia, and Anne Conway.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emanuele Costa, Emanuele (Assistant Professor of Philosophy Costa
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.2025
• EAN: 9780197758069
• ISBN: 978-0-19-775806-9
• Pagine: 248
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought