Collective Imaginings

Spinoza, Past and Present
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-16570-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Why would the work of the 17th century philosopher Benedict de Spinoza concern us today? How can Spinoza shed any light on contemporary thought?
In this intriguing book, Moira Gatens and Genevieve Lloyd show us that in spite of or rather because of Spinoza's apparent strangeness, his philosophy can be a rich resource for cultural self-understanding in the present.
Collective Imaginings draws on recent re-assessments of the philosophy of Spinoza to develop new ways of conceptualising issues of freedom and difference. This ground-breaking study will be invaluable reading to anyone wishing to gain a fresh perspective on Spinoza's thought.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gatens, Moira

Lloyd, Genevieve

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Introduction, PART I: Imagination, freedom and responsibility, 1 Spinoza’s imagination, 2 Spinoza’s freedom, 3. Re-imagining responsibility, PART II: Communities, difference and the present past, 4. Theology, politics and norms, 5. Freedom, authority and difference, 6. Responsibility and the past, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gatens, Moira; Lloyd, Genevieve