Flourishing Through Spinoza : A Conversation with Hasana Sharp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Flourishing Through Spinoza

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Hasana Sharp, Associate Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. This conversation provides detailed insights into Hasana Sharp's book "Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization", in which she offers a sophisticated new interpretation of Spinoza's iconoclastic philosophy. Further topics include the implications of Spinoza's naturalism to today's world, from issues of social inequality, feminism, treatment of the elderly and the environment to animal rights, and more.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Philosophical Relevance, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholars.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. Radical Beginnings

II. Finding Spinoza

III. The Joy of the Unknown

IV. Modern Implications

V. Philanthropic Post-Humanism

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781771701419

1771701412

OCLC:

1255234523