Spinoza and Relational Autonomy
Being With Others
Published on 16. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-1-4744-8127-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Autonomy is an absolutely central element in Spinoza's metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy. This volume, with insightful essays by both seasoned and younger scholars, not only offers new perspectives on the nature of autonomy in Spinoza, but also shows once again his relevance for contemporary philosophical themes. * Steven Nadler, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of Spinoza: A Life. *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-8127-4 (9781474481274)
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Aurelia Armstrong | Keith Green | Andrea Sangiacomo
Spinoza and Relational Autonomy
Being With Others
E-Book
05/2019
1st Edition
Edinburgh University Press
€22.49
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Persons
Aurelia Armstrong is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Queensland, Australia. She has published many essays on Spinoza, Nietzsche, Foucault, Deleuze and Feminism. Keith Green is Professor of Philosophy at East Tennessee State University. He has published widely on Spinoza and Aquinas in a number of journals. Andrea Sangiacomo is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Groningen. He is the author of Spinoza on Reason, Passions and the Supreme Good (Oxford University Press).s. He is the author of L'essenza del corpo. Spinoza e la scienza delle composizioni (Olms, 2013).
Content
Editors' IntroductionAurelia Armstrong , Keith Green and Andrea Sangiacomo
1. Relational Autonomy: State of the Art DebateCatriona Mackenzie
2. Epistemic Autonomy in Descartes, Spinoza and Kant: The Value of Thinking for OneselfUrsula Renz
3. Spinoza on the Interaction of Ideas: Biased BeliefsMartin Lenz
4. Spinoza on Natures: Aristotelian and Mechanistic Routes to Relational AutonomyMatthew Kisner
5. Spinoza's Path from Imaginative Transindividuality to Intuitive Relational Autonomy: From Fusion, Confusion and Fragmentation to Moral IntegrityHeidi M. Ravven
6. Revisiting Spinoza's concept of conatus: Degrees of AutonomyCaroline Williams
7. Bodies Politic and Civic AgreementJustin Steinberg
8. Power, Freedom and Relational AutonomyEricka Tucker
9. Spinoza on Affirmation, Anima and Autonomy: 'Shattered Spirits'Keith Green
10. A Spinozistic Approach to Relational Autonomy: The Case of ProstitutionAndrea Sangiacomo
ContributorsIndex
1. Relational Autonomy: State of the Art DebateCatriona Mackenzie
2. Epistemic Autonomy in Descartes, Spinoza and Kant: The Value of Thinking for OneselfUrsula Renz
3. Spinoza on the Interaction of Ideas: Biased BeliefsMartin Lenz
4. Spinoza on Natures: Aristotelian and Mechanistic Routes to Relational AutonomyMatthew Kisner
5. Spinoza's Path from Imaginative Transindividuality to Intuitive Relational Autonomy: From Fusion, Confusion and Fragmentation to Moral IntegrityHeidi M. Ravven
6. Revisiting Spinoza's concept of conatus: Degrees of AutonomyCaroline Williams
7. Bodies Politic and Civic AgreementJustin Steinberg
8. Power, Freedom and Relational AutonomyEricka Tucker
9. Spinoza on Affirmation, Anima and Autonomy: 'Shattered Spirits'Keith Green
10. A Spinozistic Approach to Relational Autonomy: The Case of ProstitutionAndrea Sangiacomo
ContributorsIndex