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Spinoza, a physics of thought : individuation and form / Francois Zourabichvili ; translated by Eric Aldieri and Gil Morejón.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zourabichvili, François, author.
- Series:
- Spinoza studies
- Standardized Title:
- Spinoza. Une physique de la pensée. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de.
- Change.
- Metaphysics.
- metaphysics.
- Genre:
- Translations
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2026]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Summary:
- Unique in the academic literature for its analysis of Spinoza's concept of childhood and the nature of absolute monarchy in his workThe only comprehensive analysis of Spinoza's concept of childhood, emphasizing its crucial implications for ethics and politicsContains a detailed investigation into Spinoza's understanding of the contradictory character of absolute monarchy and the notion of the 'free multitude'An essential text for understanding the problem of change or transformation in Spinoza's metaphysicsThis book is a systematic study of the paradoxical character of Spinoza's political philosophy, theory of change, and conception of childhood by one of his most original interpreters. Spinoza's Paradoxical Conservatism highlights the radical novelty of the philosopher's work while drawing attention to previously underappreciated aspects of his philosophy and providing decisive historical context for his interventions in political theory and pedagogy. The problem of transformation in Spinoza's philosophy is explored across three studies: one on ethical conversion and becoming wise, one on childhood and growing up, and one on absolute monarchy and the 'free multitude'. This volume contains as an appendix a discussion with Pierre Macherey, whose critical response to the book provided an occasion for the author to clarify the themes and stakes of the investigation.
- Contents:
- The new concept of form
- The concept of ‘relation of motion and rest’ and its polysemy
- Extension and conatus (power and causality)
- What is a physics of thought?
- Speaking Spinozan
- Mental transmutations, eternity, and death
- The dream of supernatural transformations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed April 28, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Zourabichvili, François. Spinoza, a physics of thought.
- ISBN:
- 9781399548014
- 1399548018
- 9781399548021
- 1399548026
- OCLC:
- 1573653178
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000340788
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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