Spinoza : metaphysical themes / edited by Olli Koistinen and John Biro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koistinen, Olli, editor.

Biro, J. I. (John Ivan), 1940- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Spinoza, Benedictus de.

Metaphysics.

First philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 255 pages)

Other Title:

Metaphysical themes

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in this volume investigate several themes, notably Spinoza's monism, the nature of the individual, the relation between mind and body, and his place in 17th century philosophy.

Contents:

Spinoza's substance monism / Michael Della Rocca

Monism in Spinoza / John Carriero

Causation in Spinoza / Olli Koistinen

Concrete logic / Richard Mason

What counts as an individual for Spinoza? / Steven Barbone

Mirroring Spinoza's mind / Peter Dalton

Spinoza's Conatus argument / Don Garrett

Spinoza on the relativity of good and evil / Charles Jarrett

Spinoza, thoughtful teleology, and the causal significance of content / Richard N. Manning

The middle Spinoza / Charles Huenemann

Leibniz, Spinoza, and Tschirnhaus: metaphysics à trois, 1675-1676 / Mark A. Kulstad.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-248) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-53040-5

9786610530403

0-19-802937-3

1-4294-0362-4

OCLC:

191827355