The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza

by Don Garrett (Editor)

Overview

Benedict (Baruch) de Spinoza has been one of the most inspiring and influential philosophers of this era, yet also one of the most difficult and most frequently misunderstood. The essays in this volume provide a clear and systematic exegesis of his thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781009064156
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/28/2021
Series:	Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Don Garrett is Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University. His publications include Cognition and Commitment in Hume's Philosophy (1997), Hume (2015), and Nature and Necessity in Spinoza's Philosophy (2018).

Table of Contents

Introduction Don Garrett; 1. Spinoza's life Piet Steenbakkers; 2. Spinoza's metaphysics of substance Yitzhak Y. Melamed; 3. Spinoza on the metaphysics of thought and extension Martin Lin; 4. Spinoza's epistemology Ursula Renz; 5. Spinoza on natural science and methodology Alan Gabbey; 6. Spinoza's metaphysical psychology Michael Della Rocca; 7. Spinoza's ethical theory Don Garrett; 8. Kissinger, Spinoza, and Genghis Khan Edwin Curley; 9. Spinoza's philosophical religion Susan James; 10. Spinoza's contribution to biblical scholarship Edwin Curley; 11. Spinoza's reception Pierre-François Moreau and Mogens Lærke.

Editorial Reviews

'… indispensable to students and scholars … Highly recommended.' M. Latzer, Choice

‘Heartily recommended.’ Grzegorz Frąszczak, Religious Studies Review

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