Spinoza's Geometry of Power | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

This work examines the unique way in which Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) combines two significant philosophical principles: that real existence requires causal power and that geometrical objects display exceptionally clearly how things have properties in virtue of their essences. Valtteri Viljanen argues that underlying Spinoza's psychology and ethics is a compelling metaphysical theory according to which each and every genuine thing is an entity of power endowed with an internal structure akin to that of geometrical objects. This allows Spinoza to offer a theory of existence and of action - human and non-human alike - as dynamic striving that takes place with the same kind of necessity and intelligibility that pertain to geometry. Viljanen's fresh and original study will interest a wide range of readers in Spinoza studies and early modern philosophy more generally.

Über den Autor

Valtteri Viljanen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Turku, Finland. He is co-editor (with Juhani Pietarinen) of the anthology The World as Active Power: Studies in the History of European Reason (2009) and the author of a number of journal articles on Spinoza's philosophy.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Spinoza on being; 2. Causation and geometry; 3. Power, existence, activity; 4. The derivation of the conatus doctrine; 5. The meaning of the conatus doctrine; 6. Geometrical dynamics of individuality; Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781107417380
ISBN-10:	1107417384
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Viljanen, Valtteri
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Valtteri Viljanen
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.01.2014
Gewicht:	0,312 kg