This book promised to bring together the many aspects of della roccas interpretation, with the psr serving as the guiding thread. Nelson his book is held in high regard by philosophers, and its easy to understand why. Following a consideration of this reconstruction that highlights the ways in which its views. It argues that certain features of spinozas notion of attributes enable him to defend his argument for substance monism from a number of.
Michael della rocca this book offers a powerful new reading of spinozas philosophy of mind, the aspect of spinozas thought often regarded as the most profound and perplexing. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. Oxford handbook of spinoza oxford handbooks by michael della rocca hardcover mint condition. As in the rest of the book, della rocca does more than describe spinozas views and attempt to make them sound plausible. This volume is distinctive in the range of topics it covers on spinoza and in the way it systematically details spinozas influence on later philosophers and on philosophical movements. In this way, della roccas exploration of these two problems provides a new and illuminating perspective on spinozas philosophy as a system.
Representation and the mindbody problem in spinoza book. Michael della rocca spinozas argument for the identity theory. Michael della rocca born 1962 is an american philosopher and historian. It emphasizes the conceptual barrier between different attributes and the conceptualindependence condition in the definition of substance. Aug 20, 2008 in his spinoza, michael della rocca has performed a service for those seeking a thorough, accessible and engaging overview of spinozas life and philosophy.
He contends that for spinoza these two problems are linked and thus part of a systematic philosophy of mind. Michael della rocca is professor and chair of philosophy at yale university. Michael della rocca this first extensive study of spinoza s philosophy of mind concentrates on two problems crucial to the philosophers thoughts on the matter. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Michael della rocca did a good job of making spinoza a little more accessible while retaining many of the technical aspects of spinozas use of the psr. There are still many nuts and bolts that fit together in enigmatic configurations, but things should be a little more clear after reading. Michael della rocca andrew downey orrick prof of philosophy. Michael della rocca this first extensive study of spinozas philosophy of mind concentrates on two problems crucial to the philosophers thoughts on the matter. Oct 26, 2017 buy the oxford handbook of spinoza oxford handbooks by della rocca, michael isbn. Spinozas own view is one according to which human beings and the rest of reality are not explained in such different ways, according to which human beings and all else operate according to the same laws. In this way, della rocca s exploration of these two problems provides a new and illuminating perspective on spinoza s philosophy as a system. Over the past fifteen years or so, della rocca has produced an impressive range of material on spinoza that is widely admired for.
A prime virtue of the book is that it provides just enough biographical and historical background to make the philosophy come alive and to reveal what a dramatic work spinozas treatise is. Michael della rocca born 1962 is an american philosopher and historian, specialized in the history of modern philosophy, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The oxford handbook of spinoza michael della rocca. Representation and the mindbody problem in spinoza michael. Michael della rocca providing a clear introduction to a daunting philosopher, this book serves as a starting point for anyone coming to spinozas thought for the first time. The oxford handbook of spinoza michael della rocca oxford. History of modern philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of mind. Ethics, i, p6 michael della rocca, in his book spinoza2008 has a good explanation of this. He is the author of representation and the mindbody problem in spinoza 1996, spinoza 2008, and numerous articles in contemporary metaphysics and in early modern philosophy. He builds a controversial, detailed, wellstructured interpretation of spinozas parallelism, his theory of ideas, and his responses to cartesian theories about mind and body and about human mental faculties. Excerpt i have found spinozas philosophy of mind to be a fascinating and rewarding subject of philosophical inquiry. The seven best books on or by spinoza the daily idea. Beginning with an overview of spinozas life, michael della rocca more.
Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. This article considers the relation of spinozas thought to the project in descartes of providing new foundations for philosophy. Excerpt i have found spinoza s philosophy of mind to be a fascinating and rewarding subject of philosophical inquiry. Spinoza the routledge philosophers kindle edition by. Michael della rocca, spinoza, routledge, 2008, 341pp. Beginning with an overview of spinozas life, michael della rocca carefully unpacks and explains spinozas philosophy. He is the author of representation and the mind body problem in spinoza, and our. Here he discusses whether metaphysics is useful, the principle of identicals, the monism of parmenides, parmenidean ascent, its impact on theories of knowledge, whether quine and davidson were parmenidean. He builds a controversial, detailed, wellstructured interpretation of spinoza s parallelism, his theory of ideas, and his responses to cartesian theories about mind and body and about human mental faculties. Spinoza by michael della rocca, 9780415283304, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Read spinoza by michael della rocca available from rakuten kobo. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Spinoza 1st edition michael della rocca routledge book.
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So, if this principle mind and body dependence to god for their existence is taken seriously, the rational conclusion would be that they cant be substances according to descartes own account. For example, michael della roccas recent book, spinoza, interprets spinozas system from the perspective of the principle of sufficient reason, which appears in the second axiom of part one and, more clearly, a few pages later in the 11 th proposition, allowing him a powerful and informative lens with which to view spinoza. The importance of this relation is indicated by the fact that spinozas first published work is a reconstruction of portions of descartess principia philosophiae. The oxford handbook of spinoza by michael della rocca. Over the past fifteen years or so, della rocca has produced an impressive range of material on spinoza that is widely admired for its clarity and ingenuity. Spinoza edition 1 by michael della rocca 9780415283304. Over the past fifteen years or so, della rocca has produced an impressive range of. However, an exuberant outburst of excellent scholarship on spinoza has of late come to dominate work.
As the name suggests, the book is about the philosophy of baruch spinoza, the 17th. Michael della rocca is andrew downey orrick professor of philosophy at yale university. In his spinoza, michael della rocca has performed a service for those seeking a thorough, accessible and engaging overview of spinozas life and philosophy. Such a unification of explanatory principles is the heart of. It will be a valuable resource for students and scholars alike della rocca has assembled an admirable collection of essays. Representation and the mindbody problem in spinoza. Edwin curley descartes, spinoza and the ethics of belief. Beginning with an overview of spinoza s life, michael della rocca carefully unpacks and explains spinoza s philosophy. He is the author of representation and the mindbody problem in spinoza oxford 1996, spinoza routledge 2008, and numerous articles in contemporary metaphysics and in early modern philosophy.
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