Reading Spinoza in the Anthropocene / Genevieve Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lloyd, Genevieve, author.

Series:

Spinoza studies.

Spinoza studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Spinoza, Benedictus de.

Human ecology--Philosophy.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Central to Genevieve Lloyd's approach is a fresh look at Spinoza's critique of what he regards as Descartes' flawed way of imagining the nature and status of human thought in relation to the rest of Nature. Lloyd argues that the influence of the Cartesian model lingers in the contemporary collective imagination. She challenges a common way of reading the Ethics, which reflects and reinforces the figure of Spinoza as a 'rationalist' - committed to the superiority and dominance of Reason within human minds. By offering a more nuanced account of Spinoza's version of Reason, Lloyd brings his philosophy to bear on a range of familiar, but largely unexamined attitudes, which connect the supposed supremacy of Reason within the human mind to humanity's supposed supremacy within Nature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Spinoza Texts and Abbreviations

Introduction: Spinoza in a Contemporary Context

1. ‘God’ and ‘Nature’

2. Embodied Knowing

3. The Whole Mind

4. The Power of the Human Mind

5. Beyond Reason

6. Alternative Interpretations

7. Rethinking the Present

8. Imagining the Future

Conclusion: ‘Descartes’ and ‘Spinoza’

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 31, 2026).

ISBN:

1-3995-3338-X