Spinoza and the Case for Philosophy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107069985)

This book analyzes three often-debated questions of Spinoza's legacy: Was Spinoza a religious thinker? How should we understand Spinoza's mind-body doctrine? What meaning can be given to Spinoza's notions - such as salvation, beatitude, and freedom - which are seemingly incompatible with his determinism, his secularism, and his critique of religion. Through a close reading of often-overlooked sections from Spinoza's Ethics, Elhanan Yakira argues that these seemingly conflicting elements are indeed compatible, despite Spinoza's iconoclastic meanings. Yakira argues that Ethics is an attempt at providing a purely philosophical - as opposed to theological - foundation for the theory of value and normativity.

Author: Elhanan Yakira
ISBN-10: 110706998X
ISBN-13: 9781107069985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2014
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.00d