Subject: Philosophy Book Title: Spinoza: Metaphysical Themes
Spinoza: Metaphysical Themes
Koistinen, Olli I.
(Editor), Professor of Philosophy, University of Turku
Biro, John I.
(Editor), Professor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Print publication date: 2002
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: February 2006
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512815-4
doi:10.1093/019512815X.001.0001
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: February 2006
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512815-4
doi:10.1093/019512815X.001.0001
Abstract:
This book features 11 essays on the philosophy of Spinoza. These essays support the contention that Spinoza was not only a visionary, but also an acute philosopher who anticipated philosophical problems that continue to be the focus of attention. Spinoza’s main goal was to gain knowledge not just for its own sake, but for the sake of his own well-being. His philosophy was directed not only towards finding the truth, but also towards finding happiness. The essays cover three aspects of Spinoza’s philosophy: monism, mind, and the conatus doctrine.
Keywords: Spinoza, monism, mind, conatus doctrine
Keywords: Spinoza, monism, mind, conatus doctrine
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Spinoza's Substance Monism
2. Monism in Spinoza
3. Causation in Spinoza
4. Concrete Logic
5. What Counts as an Individual for Spinoza?
6. Mirroring Spinoza's Mind
7. Spinoza's Conatus Argument
8. Spinoza on the Relativity of Good and Evil
9. Spinoza, Thoughtful Teleology, and the Causal Significance of Content
10. The Middle Spinoza
11. Leibniz, Spinoza, and Tschirnhaus
Bibliography
Index
doi:10.1093/019512815X.001.0001
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