Spinoza : basic concepts / edited by Andre Santos Campos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Campos, Andre Santos, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

International law--Philosophy.

International law.

Natural law.

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Spinoza, Benedictus de.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Exeter : Imprint Academic, [2015]

Summary:

Spinoza is among the most pivotal thinkers in the history of philosophy. He has had a deep and enduring influence on a wide range of philosophical subjects, and his work is encountered by all serious students of Western philosophy. His Ethics is one of the seminal works of metaphysical, moral, religious and political thought; his Theological-Political Treatise inaugurated a novel method of biblical exegesis; and both his political works developed the pre-eminence of democracy above all other regimes. Nevertheless, the significance of Spinoza's philosophy is matched by its complexity. His syste

Contents:

Cover; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Body matter; Introduction, Andre Santos Campos; A Note on the Texts Used; God and the Attributes, Stephen Connelly; Immanence and Causation, Christopher P. Martin; Infinite Modes, Kristina Meshelski; Finite Modes, Sophie Lavéran; Time and Eternity, Fredrika Spindler; Teleology and Agreement in Nature, Andrea Sangiacomo; Reason and Knowledge, John Grey; Consciousness, Eugene Marshall; Theory of Conatus, Valtteri Viljanen; The Affects, Alexander Douglas; Virtue and Freedom, Heidi M. Ravven; Multitude, Ericka Tucker

The State: Spinoza's Institutional Turn, Sandra FieldDemocracy, Martin Saar; Language, Biblical Interpretation, and Philosophy, Guadalupe González Diéguez; Back matter; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Also available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 25, 2016).

ISBN:

1-84540-889-6

OCLC:

946310610