Spinoza's philosophy of ratio / edited by Beth Lord.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lord, Beth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--Netherlands.

Philosophy.

Ratio (The Latin word)--Philosophy.

Ratio (The Latin word).

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Spinoza, Benedictus de.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

iv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]

Summary:

From his geometrical method to his theory of mind and body and from his account of the emotions to his doctrine of how to live well, Spinoza's philosophy is a philosophy of ratio. This book explores the varied dimensions of this keystone of Spinoza's thought. Eleven chapters by prominent authors take you from the geometrical foundations of reasoning to the biologised mind, affective architecture, societal wellbeing, the harmonious cosmos and beyond. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Beth Lord

Spinoza's ontology geometrically illustrated : a reading of ethics IIP8S / Valtteri Viljanen

Reason and body in Spinoza's Metaphysics / Michael LeBuffe

Ration and activity : Spinoza's biologising of the mind in an Aristotelian key / Heidi M. Ravven

Harmony in Spinoza and his critics / Timothy Yenter

Ratio as the basis of Spinoza's concept of equality / Beth Lord

Proportion as a barometer of the affective life of Spinoza / Simon B. Duffy

Spinoza, heterarchical ontology, and affective architecture / Gökhan Kodalak

Dissimilarity : Spinzoa 's ethical ration and housing welfare / Peg Rawes

The great part : how intuition forms better worlds / Stefan White

Slowness and speeds, latitudesand longitudes : in the vicinity of beatitude / Hélène Frichot

The eyes of the mind : proportion in Spinoza, Swift, and Ibn Tufayl / Anthony Uhlmann.

Notes:

"From his geometrical method to his theory of mind and body and from his account of the emotions to his doctrine of how to live well, Spinoza's philosophy is a philosophy of ratio"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [172]-184) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Spinoza's philosophy of ratio.

ISBN:

1474420435

9781474420433

OCLC:

1012636956

Publisher Number:

99977663380