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Benedictus Spinoza (1632-77) was among the most important of the post-Cartesian philosophers of the second half of the seventeenth century and is still widely studied today. He made original contributions in every major area of philosophy and is best known for his Ethics, which is often held up as a supreme example of a self-contained metaphysical system intended to explain the universe. The Bloomsbury Companion to Spinoza is the first to offer an accessible, encyclopaedic account of Spinoza's life and ideas, his influences and commentators, and his lasting significance. Some of the best features include an annotated chronology of Spinoza's life, bibliographies of his major influences and critics, a substantive dictionary of key Spinozan concepts, summaries of Spinoza's principal writings and concludes with a chapter on Spinoza's place in modern academic scholarship. The volume is also updated with words on the recent major event in Spinoza scholarship with the discovery of the Vatican manuscript of Spinoza's Ethics. The Bloomsbury Companion to Spinoza is a valuable research tool for anyone interested in Spinoza and the era of great change in which he lived and wrote.

Spinoza, Benedictus de,

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Dans cet ouvrage, les principaux philosophes et historiens de la philosophie des Etats-Unis, spécialistes de Spinoza, présentent leurs interprétations et dialoguent avec leurs homologues français. C'est la première fois qu'une discussion systématique entre ces deux traditions a lieu. Elle fait suite au dialogue engagé entre Italiens et Français dans le volume Spinoza transalpin (Editions de la Sorbonne, 2014).Si la philosophie ignore les nationalismes, elle n'ignore pas les langues. Ainsi se créent dans chaque pays des traditions d'interprétation : elles partagent des références communes, lisent les auteurs selon des problématiques liées à leur histoire et s'expriment dans des styles spécifiques, propres à leur formation et à leurs institutions. Loin de gêner le débat, ces différences rendent au contraire nécessaires les confrontations. Cette rencontre révèle que les philosophes américains prennent en compte les analyses de Gueroult, Matheron, Althusser ou Deleuze pour les prolonger, les contester ou les mesurer à leurs propres recherches. Elle témoigne surtout d'une évolution du commentaire. Il fut un temps où la lecture américaine se concentrait sur la logique et la métaphysique, alors que les questions d'éthique et de politique ainsi que les discussions sur la religion semblaient un domaine réservé à la recherche française. Il apparaît maintenant que ces frontières se dissolvent et que durant ces dernières années, les thématiques de la communauté, de la superstition, de l'objectivité du bien et du mal, de la générosité se développent outre-Atlantique dans de nouvelles perspectives.

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This text offers a new and radical interpretation of the core of Spinoza's metaphysics. The first half of the book, which concentrates on the metaphysics of substance, suggests a new reading of Spinoza's key concepts of Substance and Mode, of Spinoza's pantheism and monism, and of his understanding of causation. The second half addresses Spinoza's metaphysics of thought.

Metaphysics. --- Spinoza, Benedictus de,

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Integrates Spinoza’s thought into the contemporary debate on interpersonal relationships and individual autonomy13 new essays explore Spinoza’s relational account of autonomy and individualityIntegrates different philosophical approaches and styles, both from analytic and continental traditionsBridges the gap between history of philosophy and contemporary debatesContributes to debates across a number of fields, including Spinoza studies, contemporary political philosophy and ethics, feminist philosophy, and the philosophy of actionThe question of how to understand autonomy has emerged as a critical issue in contemporary political philosophy. Feminists and others argue that autonomy cannot be adequately conceived without taking into consideration the ways in which it is shaped by our relationships with others. This collection of 13 new essays shows what Baruch Spinoza can add to our understanding of the relational nature of autonomy. By offering a relational understanding of the nature of individuals centred on the role played by emotions, Spinoza offers not only historical roots for contemporary debates but also broadens the current discussion. At the same time, reading Spinoza as a theorist of relational autonomy underscores the consistency of his overall metaphysical, ethical and political project, which has been clouded by the standard rationalist interpretation of his works.ContributorsAurelia Armstrong, University of QueenslandKeith Green, East Tennessee State UniversityMatthew Kisner, University of South CarolinaMartin Lenz, University of GroningenCatriona Mackenzie, Macquarie UniversityHeidi M. Ravven, Hamilton CollegeUrsula Renz, Alpen-Adria-University-KlagenfurtAndrea Sangiacomo, University of GroningenJustin Steinberg, CUNYEricka Tucker, Marquette UniversityCaroline Williams, Queen Mary University of London

Autonomy (Philosophy) --- Spinoza, Benedictus de,

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The first English-language translation of Pierre-François Moreau’s seminal study, which fundamentally transforms our inherited understanding of Spinoza’s philosophyPresents a systematic reappraisal of Spinoza’s philosophical system around the enigmatic concept of experienceDemonstrates how Spinoza’s concept of experience is essential to an understanding of the Ethics, including such crucial concepts as necessity, infinitude and eternityBridges the divide in contemporary scholarship between Spinoza the affect theorist and Spinoza the hyper-rationalistWhat could it mean to feel eternal? Through a detailed study of Spinoza’s concept of ‘experience’, Moreau shows how Spinoza extends the power of reason to domains frequently seen as irrational, from common life to history, language to the passions. Where previously Spinoza’s thought was identified exclusively with the geometrical method, Moreau demonstrates that by mobilising his unique account of ‘experience’, Spinoza is able to capture the singularity of individuals, their lives, languages, passions and societies. With readings of each of Spinoza’s most famous works, from the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect to the Ethics, but also unprecedented studies of minor writings such as the Hebrew Grammar, Moreau renews our understanding of Spinoza’s philosophy by showing us how his geometrical and experiential methods operate simultaneously. Finally, this new vision of Spinoza’s philosophy illuminates the enigmatic experience of eternity mentioned in Book V of Spinoza’s Ethics.

Eternity. --- Experience. --- Spinoza, Benedictus de,