Presentazione di lorenzo vinciguerra, spinoza, roma, carocci, 2015. This is a guidebook to the ethics, the major work of the seventeenth century philosopher baruch spinoza. Pdf presentazione di lorenzo vinciguerra, spinoza, roma. Reason papers 169 the cambridge companion to spinoza, don garrett ed. Spinoza s life and works 17 the violence of human emotional reactions and the lifethreatening danger of human greed, ambition, and bigotry.
No doubt it will be difficult for those who think about things loosely, and have not been accustomed to know them by their primary causes, to comprehend the demonstration of prop. It was a preemptive defense of spinozas later work, ethics, published posthumously. Written by the dutch philosopher baruch spinoza, the tractatus theologicopoliticus or theologicopolitical treatise was one of the most controversial texts of the early modern period. A theologicopolitical treatise part 1 chapters i to v baruch spinoza a theologicopolitical treatise part 1 chapters i to v table of contents.
The history of spinoza scholarship is marked by a number of renaissances in. Spinozism for delbos was the framework that leads us. The text is that of the translation of a theologicopolitical treatise by r. Spinozas intellectual power, which emerged shortly after 1656 in his treatise on the emendation of the intellect, must have had a long incubation. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Google scholar, and lorenzo vinciguerra, spinoza et le signe. Lorenzo vinciguerra contribuisce allindagine su questo tema. I begin by examining spinozas general metaphysical doctrine according to which each thing strives to preserve itself. The collection builds towards a coherent system and interesting thesis about the relevance of spinoza s work for subversive and radically democratic politic projects, but it takes a while to get there. Abrabanel are a plausible source for spinozas appropriation of the broadly platonist currents of renaissance thought that were brunos context. That these books were not written by either ezra or nehemiah is plain from nehemiah xii. Project muse spinozas theologicopolitical treatise.
Spinoza s intellectual power, which emerged shortly after 1656 in his treatise on the emendation of the intellect, must have had a long incubation. 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. Spinozas conception of law university of california. The philosophy of spinoza, selected from his chief works. Its short, but i felt unmotivated to read essay to essay. Third, in perhaps the richest part of the work, verbeek offers detailed readings of spinoza s ideas of religion, piety, and faith. Those three features of superstition pretty clearly rule out the theory that it consists in a confused idea of god.
A thing is called finite after its kind, when it can be limited by another thing of the same nature. God commands his people to act, or not to act, in certain ways and holds them responsible for their actions, punishing disobedience and. Thought and matter, he argued, are attributes of god, and so are human souls. Ethics spinozapart 1 wikisource, the free online library. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. Traces of late authorship in the other historical books. Access to this document requires a subscription or membership. This section of the treatise culminates in spinozas announcement of a new catholic or universal religion fi dei universalis that is said to be nothing more than a distillation of. Spinoza theologicalpolitical treatise flashcards quizlet. God commands his people to act, or not to act, in certain ways and holds them responsible for their actions, punishing disobedience and rewarding obedience.
There can be little doubt but spinoza, whilst speaking generally in this fine passage, has the case of the advocate olden barneveldt particularly in his eye, barneveldt having been judicially murdered in 1632, for his patriotic independence, by maurice, prince of orange. Concerning the two books of chronicles i have nothing particular or important to remark, except that they were certainly written after the time of ezra, and possibly after the restoration of the temple by judas maccabaeus 19. Spinoza on the right way to live gary zabel like plato, aristotle, epicurus and most other ancient philosophers, spinoza sets for philosophy a very elevated goal, namely to guide human beings to the realization of their highest good, or as spinoza also puts it, the ultimate human perfection. What spinoza did achieve was the translation of hobbes political theory into the dutch context 60, but verbeek thinks that the result is often confused in presentation or content 125. Reason papers 169 the cambridge companion spinoza, ed.
While this doctrine cannot be true in its unqualified form, it does receive some support from spinozas views on the nature of complex individuals. If the world is an attribute of god, to understand the world is to understand god. The chief end of humanity is not personal immortality, but union with the divine. Vinciguerra, lorenzo spinoza in french philosophy today. This text is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the bohn library edition originally.
Abstract instead of reading spinozas account of the imagination in. A critical guide, cambridge university press, 2010, 294pp. In this essential rereading of spinozas 16321677 philosophical and political writings, negri positions this thinker within the historical context of the development of the modern state and its attendant political economy. Spinozas magnum opus, the ethics, was published posthumously in the year of his death. I now pass on to the remaining books of the old testament.
In spinoza s curious defense of toleration, justin steinberg deals with what is arguably one of the key notions in the ttp, given the fact that according to the full title of the ttp spinoza sets out to show the compatibility of the freedom to philosophize with and even the indispensability for piety and peace. Spinoza in french philosophy today lorenzo vinciguerra. The best books on the philosophy of information five. Spinoza, in contrast, emphasizes that citizens cannot give up the right to pursue their own advantage as they see it, in its full generality. But in the exercise of wisdom by god or a philosopher there is something analogous to the cost of.
Lorenzo vinciguerra, italian translation of spinoza in. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting. To my understanding, some people have wanted to see parallels there, but there is no evidence of an influence. In spinozas usage, the noun affect is a very broad term that covers all the emotions but also some dispositions or charactertraits such as. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of portuguese sephardi origin. Wittgenstein on religion, science and superstition by jonathan weinberg i have found it very useful in studying the later philosophical work of ludwig wittgenstein to place the philosophical investigations in the context of challenging logical positivism. Lorenzo vinciguerra fellows nantes institute for advanced. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. Apr 02, 2007 what spinoza did achieve was the translation of hobbes political theory into the dutch context 60, but verbeek thinks that the result is often confused in presentation or content 125. The best books on the philosophy of information recommended by luciano floridi. Spinoza on the right way to live offices and directory. Spinoza is quoted approvingly for instance, by deleuze in his expressionism in philosophy. For the past few years i have been looking for spinoza, sometimes in books, sometimes in places, and that is why i am here today.
That these books have not been thoroughly revised and made to agree. And then a history, distinguishing the books by the names of their subjects. In spinozas usage, the noun affect is a very broad term that covers all the emotions but also some dispositions or charactertraits such as cowardice and greed. Abrabanel are a plausible source for spinoza s appropriation of the broadly platonist currents of renaissance thought that were brunos context. Michael della rocca, spinozas metaphysical psychology. This book differs from other introductory books on. 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 collection builds towards a coherent system and interesting thesis about the relevance of spinozas work for subversive and radically democratic politic projects, but it takes a while to get there. Lorenzo vinciguerra 1994 rivista di storia della filosofia 49 4. The project gutenberg etext of a theologicopolitical. Quotes from the ethics are done according to the bynow standard way of indicating the work itself, then the part, the proposition, and, according to the case, the demonstration, corollary, scholium, and so on.
Professor at the university of picardie jules vernes. Baruch spinoza understood god as in every way infinite. Nov 27, 2004 negris work on spinoza is inspiring, but the collection gets a bit redundant. 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. Vinciguerra points out that the tendency of scholars working in the field of. Philosophy and religion early works to 1800 subject. To what extent was spinoza influenced by giordano bruno. Treatise on theology and politics early modern texts. Negris work on spinoza is inspiring, but the collection gets a bit redundant. Metaphysics and ethics donald rutherford ucsd the god of the hebrew bible is a sovereign lawgiver to the jewish people. The best books on the philosophy of information five books. One of the key tenets of his philosophy is the concept of life. So, also, a thought is limited by another thought, but a body is not limited by thought, nor a thought by body.
Broader freedom of thought of all kinds social conformist obedience to government and moral law philosophy. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The remaining books of the old testament examined in the same way88. His work has focused on the philosophy of the classical age spinoza and.
Theologicopolitical treatise 1862chapter 20 wikisource. Theologicopolitical treatise part 4 all you can books. With a life of spinoza and an introduction by joseph ratner the modern library of the worlds best books, 60. Spinoza subjects religion as a product of human phenomenon for it shows human fingerprints. Spinoza and the case for philosophy by elhanan yakira. Spinoza and by andre garcia duttman to the effect that the free man is the one who thinks about, or fears, death the least. Such fear he considers to be a passive emotion, or affection, which is a bondage to pain, symptomatic of our impotence and. Spinoza on the right way to live gary zabel like plato, aristotle, epicurus and most other ancient philosophers, spinoza sets for philosophy a very elevated goal, namely to guide human beings to the realization of their highest good, or as spinoza also puts it. Third, in perhaps the richest part of the work, verbeek offers detailed readings of spinozas ideas of religion, piety, and faith. Leonard cohen, the partisan spinoza is quoted approvingly for instance, by deleuze in his expressionism in philosophy. Spinozas life and works 17 the violence of human emotional reactions and the lifethreatening danger of human greed, ambition, and bigotry. Through a close examination of spinoza, negri reveals turn as unique among his contemporaries for his nondialectical approach to social organization in a bourgeois age.
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