My dad was a presbyterian minister who discovered spinoza quite accidentally and late in life and never looked back. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. He also has written books about case histories and. Reason papers 169 the cambridge companion spinoza, ed.
Improvement of the understanding, ethics and correspondence. Dave mesing chantal jaquet, affects, actions, and passions in spinoza trans. Yovel had also been a political columnist in israel, cultural and political critic and a frequent presence in the media. Spinozas rationalist philosophy was central to the radical. The publisher of delmedigos books, menasseh ben israel, had some correspondence. Yalom irvin yalom is a prominent psychiatrist who is now professor emeritus at stanford medical school he is a well published author who is known for his outstanding books on group therapy. These philosophers explore spinozas most important themes in detail, opening up new possibilities for reading and interpreting spinoza. An extremely important contribution to spinoza scholarship.
The best books on the philosophy of information five books. When nietzsche wept was a bestseller in germany, israel, greece, turkey, argentina, and brazil with millions of copies sold worldwide. Mededelingen vanwege het spinozahuis 93, uitgeverij spinozahuis, 2009. She was no longer afraid of this heavenstorming heromind, for he who could speak such words as these, he must. The spinoza problem, by irvin yalom the washington post. The way to wisdom purdue university press series in the. Yalom is professor emeritus of psychiatry at stanford university, and he divides his practice between palo alto. It was written between 1664 and 1665 and was first published in 1677. He is to give one regular course and two public lectures about spinoza in harvard. The philosophy of baruch spinoza 163277 is an unusual,highly original, and influential reaction to the transition of western cultureto the modern age. Leonard cohen, the partisan spinoza is quoted approvingly for instance, by deleuze in his expressionism in philosophy. We specialize in spinozana, christian hebraists, scholarly periodicals in the fields of judaica and biblestudies, german judaica, jewish. Spinoza s thinking is characterized here as an untamable, savage anomaly. Spinoza was one of the very first people to see the bible.
The anomaly was not that spinoza was the only one of the great thinkers of the early modern age who was not a christian. Two books have been published in the series so far. The oxford professor of philosophy and the ethics of information says methods for discussing the ethics of information technology have been latent in philosophy from its origins. The philosophy of spinoza by baruch spinoza and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Zlibrary is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000 articles. The way to wisdom purdue university press series in the history of philosophy. But this is no longer the jewish or christian god, but the true god, as he must now be understood in the. On spinozas free man journal of the american philosophical. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting work being done on spinoza today. A haunting portrait of arthur rosenberg, one of nazisms chief architects, and his obsession with one of historys most influential jewish thinkers in the spinoza problem, irvin yalom spins fact and fiction into an unforgettable psychophilosophical drama. This paper is an interpretation of the precise meaning of spinoza s provocative theses that right is might, and that the real basis of political and other authority is power. This notoriously difficult text is here made accessible, even in its details.
Whatever negris reasons for calling him an anomaly, i would argue. To follow damasio into this untamed territory is no easy feat. It is written by michael della rocca who is a professor of philosophy at yale university and who has written several books on spinoza. The best books on the philosophy of information recommended by luciano floridi. Improvement of the understanding spinoza ebook all.
Vittorio morfino, the spinozamachiavelli encounter trans. As a last name spinoza was the 1,379 th most popular name in 2010. Whereas studies of spinoza in english have emphasized the logic of the ethics, these essays instead focus on the marginal and developmental moments that have had such a profound effect on french thought. The book of godnature galileo was convinced that the book of nature is really written in mathematical. He was professor emeritus of philosophy at the hebrew university of jerusalem and at the new school for social research in new york. Baruch spinoza has 178 books on goodreads with 118128 ratings. The book is perhaps the most ambitious attempt to apply the method of euclid in philosophy. Among the innumerable treasures the nazis stole from europe during world war ii was a collection of books displayed at the spinoza museum in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Roger woolhouse 1940 2011 bestudeerde vooral leibniz. Publication date 1933 publisher the university of chicago press collection universallibrary contributor universal digital library. Wiep van bunge, geleerd spinozisme in nederland en vlaanderen, in. Spinozas thinking is characterized here as an untamable, savage anomaly.
Damasios looking for spinoza may pose as an excursion into philosophical abstractions, a reiteration of spinozas monism in an updated format. So my childhood was spent listening to my dad quote spinoza in. I have mentioned before, in my ranting about books and reading, my life long difficulties with studying philosophy. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Yirmiyahu yovel 20 october 1935, haifa 10 june 2018 was an israeli philosopher and public intellectual. This is a book that is fascinating in its detail, as it is in its reimagining of such iconic moments in western history. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name spinoza is wednesday, december 25th, 1940. Also included are selections from other works by spinoza, chosen by curley to make the ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of spinozas life and the main. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Seymour feldman, department of philosophy, rutgers. When was the first name spinoza first recorded in the united states.
Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. By doing so, by holding spinozas own books in his own hands and studying them, he hopes to learn about the man, and thus solve the spinoza problem. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. The spinoza problem is a philosophical novel and i chose to read it as an introduction to yalom because i admire spinoza. Among philosophers, spinoza is best known for his ethics, a monumental. Reason papers 169 the cambridge companion to spinoza, don garrett ed. Spinoza is often considered an atheist even though his philosophy is completely concerned with god. I am very happy to have this item in my spinoza library. He appreciates the possibility of either deliberate intuition or unconscious biasing of decisionmaking though affecting the generation of options, reasoning strategies, and the decision itself. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This is hardcore science, a pioneering venture into the neurophysiology of feelings. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Seligman, author of flourish the spinoza problem is a ringing endorsement for an authentically philosophical life, wherein a toweringly heroic philosopher is persecuted in two eras.
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