Machine generated contents note: The Ethics in Spinoza's Ethics / John Carriero -- The Lives of Others: Spinoza on Benevolence as a Rational Virtue / Steven Nadler -- Spinozistic Constructivism / Charles jarrett -- Politics and Ethics in Spinoza: The Problem of Normativity / Michael A. Rosenthal -- Spinoza on the Life According to Nature / Jon Miller -- Spinoza on Being Human and Human Perfection / Karolina Hubner -- Spinoza, the Body, and the Good Life / Susan James -- Man is a God to Man: How Human Beings Can Be Adequate Causes / Eugene Marshall -- Following a Recta Ratio Vivendi: The Practical Utility of Spinoza's Dictates of Reason / Justin Steinberg -- Necessity and the Commands of Reason in the Ethics / Michael LeBuffe -- Desire and Good in Spinoza / Olli Koistinen -- From Ordinary Life to Blessedness: The Power of Intuitive Knowledge in Spinoza's Ethics / Sanem Soyarslan -- Spinoza on Virtue and Eternity / Valtteri Viljanen.
Summary
"Thirteen original essays by leading scholars explore aspects of Spinoza's ethical theory and, in doing so, deepen our understanding of the richly rewarding core of his system. Given its importance to his philosophical ambitions, it is surprising that his ethics has, until recently, received relatively little scholarly attention. Anglophone philosophy has tended to focus on Spinoza's contribution to metaphysics and epistemology, while philosophy in continental Europe has tended to show greater interest in his political philosophy. This tendency is problematic not only because it overlooks a central part of Spinoza's project, but also because it threatens to present a distorted picture of his philosophy. Moreover, Spinoza's ethics, like other branches of his philosophy, is complex, difficult, and, at times, paradoxical. The essays in this volume advance our understanding of his ethics and also help us to appreciate it as the centerpiece of his system. In addition to resolving interpretive difficulties and advancing longstanding debates, these essays point the direction for future research. Spinoza's enduring contribution to the development of ethical theory, to early modern philosophy, and indeed to early modern history generally, provide us with good reason to follow the lead of these essays"--
Thirteen original essays by leading scholars explore aspects of Spinoza's ethical theory and, in doing so, deepen our understanding of it as the richly rewarding core of his system. They resolve interpretive difficulties, advance longstanding debates, and point the direction for future research.
