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Spinoza on learning to live together First edition

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Spinoza on learning to live together

First edition

Call No. (NDL)
HD171-D4
Bibliographic ID of National Diet Library
030391931
Material type
図書
Author
Susan James
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2020
Material Format
Paper
Capacity, size, etc.
viii, 228 pages ; 25 cm
NDC
-
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Paper

Material Type
図書
ISBN
9780198713074 (hardback)
Author/Editor
Susan James
Edition
First edition
Author Heading
Publication Date
2020
著作権日付 : ©2020
Publication Date (W3CDTF)
2020
Extent
viii, 228 pages
Size
25 cm
Place of Publication (Country Code)
GB
Text Language Code
eng
Content Type
text
Media Type
unmediated
Carrier Type
volume
NDLC
Target Audience
一般
Note (Content)
"Philosophising, as Spinoza conceives it, is the project of learning to live joyfully. Yet this is also a matter of learning to live together, and the surest manifestation of philosophical insight is the capacity to sustain a harmonious way of life. Here, Susan James defends this overall interpretation of Spinoza's philosophy and explores its bearing on contemporary philosophical debates around issues such as religious toleration, putting our knowledge to work, and the environmental crisis.Part I focuses on Spinoza's epistemology. Philosophical understanding empowers us by giving us access to truths about ourselves and the world, and by motivating us to act on them. It gives us reasons for living together and enhances our ability to live co-operatively. Part II takes up Spinoza's claim that, to cultivate this kind of understanding, we need to live together in political communities. It explores his analysis of how states can develop a co-operative ethos. Finally, living joyfully compels us to look beyond the state to our relationship with the rest of nature. James concludes with discussions of some of the virtues this requires"--
Note (Bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Holding library
国立国会図書館
Call No.
HD171-D4
Data Provider (Database)
国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書
Bibliographic ID (NDL)
030391931
Cataloging Rule
RDA
Bibliographic Record Category (NDL)
211