Reprinted under the title mixing memory and desire. Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata, usually known as the ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in latin by baruch spinoza. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. In these twentyone essays, philosophers and classicists explore the corpus of aristotles work in order to link the poetics to the rest of his views on psychology and on history, ethics, and politics. Amelie rorty, spinoza on the pathos of idolatrous love and.
It is the first booklength study dedicated to the rereading of spinozas ethical and theologicopolitical works from a feminist perspective. Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza edited by moira gatens. A set of distinctions that has generally haunted the philosophy of mind stands in the way of giving good descriptions of the phenomena. Elwes translator the cambridge companion to spinoza cambridge companions to philosophy by don garrett.
Spinozas theologicalpolitical treatise spinozas theologicalpoliticaltreatisewas published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate. The essays in this stellar collection are written by some of the finest comtemporary philosophers. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Contained are papers on all aspects of spinozas thought by 31 distinguished scholars from the united states, europe, israel and australia including jonathan bennett, alan donagan, margaret wilson, amelie rorty, richard popkin, jeanmarie beyssade. In spinoza and the stoics jon miller takes on this task, showing how key elements of spinozas metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical psychology, and ethics relate to. It was written between 1661 and 1675 1 and was first published posthumously in 1677.
Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza moira gatens. This page indexes writings of the philosopher baruch spinoza at sacredtexts. An analysis of beauvoir ivrobert nozick, loves bondannette baier, unsafe loves. What spinoza can teach us about embodying and naturalizing ethics heidi morrison ravven 8.
Amelie oksenberg rorty, james schmidt lively current debates about narratives of historical progress, the conditions for international justice, and the implications of globalisation have prompted a renewed interest in kants idea for a universal history with a cosmopolitan aim. Until now, however, no one has systematically examined the relationship between the two systems. What spinoza can teach us about embodying and naturalizing ethics heidi morrison ravven. Spinoza, a collection of critical essays marjorie grene this is another volume in the modern studies in philosophy, a series of anthologies under the general editorship of prof. The essays in this volume form a commentary on descartes meditations. Chapter 1 the ruling history of education amelie oksenberg rorty chapter 2 socratic education paul woodruff chapter 3 platos counsel on education chapter 4 aristotelian education c. This book is far and away one of the best books on philosophy of education you could possibly read. Witnessing philosophers, amelie rorty locates philosophers reflections in the larger context of the many. This volume brings together international scholars working at the intersection of spinoza studies and critical and feminist philosophy. There are many great philosophy books available to choose from if youd like to learn more about the subject.
The philosopher must inform himself of the relevant empirical investigation. Part of the fascination has been that the emotions resist classification. Amelie oksenberg rorty, which present contemporary interpretations and. Rortys interests lie in crosscultural comparisons of definitions and expectations of physical and mental health and in psychosocial strategies of coping in ill health, particularly for peoplesuch as migrants, refugees, and. Essays on descartes meditations by amelie oksenberg rorty. Philosophers on education new historical perspectives. Reason, sexuality, and the self in spinoza david west. Its main goal was to claim that the freedom of philosophizing can be allowed in a free republic and that it cannot be abolished without also destroying the peace and piety of that republic. Amelie rorty, spinoza on the pathos of idolatrous love and the hilarity of true loveelizabeth rapaport, on the future of love. Rousseau and the radical feministskathryn pauly morgan, romantic love, altruism, and selfrespect. Explore more enter your mobile number or email address below and well.
Amelie rorty, michael rosenthal, quentin skinner, and daniel star for invaluable criticisms and suggestions. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. Spinoza and the case for philosophy by elhanan yakira. Editor, essays on aristotles ethics, university of california press, 1980. His work focuses on the philosophical understanding of the human psycheand the ethical implications that flow from us being the kind of creatures we are.
Reeve chapter 5 augustine on what we owe to our teachers simon harrison chapter 6 augustinian learning philip l. A reading of spinozas ethics, of god luce irigaray. Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza book depository. In russells essay why i became a philosopher, included in amelie oksenberg rortys anthology the many faces of philosophy. It is not the belief or emotion that is rationalized, but a per sons coming to have it. 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. Rorty is the author of over 120 scholarly articles and the author or editor of more than a dozen scholarly books of original essays.
Nef distinguished service professor at the committee on social thought and in the department of philosophy. Local representatives can answer questions about the profiles website or help with editing a profile or issues with profile data. It doesnt present a theory of education of its own. Amelie oksenberg rorty is a belgianborn american philosopher known for her work in the. Lecturer on global health and social medicine 6174919034. It is the first booklength study dedicated to the rereading of spinozas ethical and. A reading of spinoza s ethics, of god luce irigaray 10. Oct 09, 2005 philosophers on education offers us the most comprehensive available history of philosophers views and impacts on the directions of education.
Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. Amelie oksenberg rorty has 20 books on goodreads with 704 ratings. Spinoza on the pathos of idolatrous love and the hilarity of true love. As amelie rorty explains, in describing a history of education, we are essentially describing and gaining the clearest understanding of the issues that presently concern and divide us. She approaches many of these issues historically through aristotle, spinoza, hume and freud and anthropologically. Amelie oksenberg rorty primary author only author division. Philosophers on education offers us the most comprehensive available history of philosophers views and impacts on the directions of education. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. Most of her work has been in the history of moral and civic psychology. The challenge of explaining the emotions has engaged the attention of the best minds in philosophy and science throughout history.
Descartes, spinoza, hobbes, hume, kant, leibniz, hegel, mill, nietzsche, freud, wittgenstein, etc. Following the sequence of the meditational stages, the authors. Amelie rorty harvard catalyst profiles harvard catalyst. Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza edited by moira. The claims of culture offers invaluable insight to all those, whether students or scholars, lawyers or policymakers, who strive to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of cultural politics in the twentyfirst century. Practical philosophy by gilles deleuze, looking for spinoza.
Spinoza scholars will find that this book offers new angles from which to think through questions about spinozas metaphysics, ethics, and politics. Feminist researchers will find it provides additional, perhaps surprising resources for considering a range of issues, such as autonomy, individuality, political organization, ethics, and. The politics of spinozas vanishing dichotomies amelie. Download pdf spinoza s political psychology free online. An overlooked aspect of love in spinozas ethics jstor. The spinoza problem, by irvin yalom the washington post.
James, genevieve lloyd, alexandre matheron, heidi ravven, amelie rorty. Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza re reading the canon. Amelie oksenberg rortys most popular book is essays on aristotles ethics. He was born to sephardic portuguese jewish parents, living in the netherlands due to the inquisition. Essays in philosophy of mind, was published by beacon press in 1988 paperback edition 1991. Explaining emotions amelie oksenberg rorty the journal of philosophy, vol. Popular spinoza books showing 150 of 186 ethics paperback by. My reading of ethics follows a range of feminist thinkers that have engaged with. Aimed at deepening our understanding of the poetics, this collection places aristotles analysis of tragedy in its larger philosophical context. Spinoza 163277 is a philosopher of the seventeenth. Spinozas ethics by spinoza abebooks shop for books. Amelie oksenberg rorty is a belgianborn american philosopher known for her work in the philosophy of mind in particular on the emotions, history of philosophy especially aristotle, spinoza and descartes, and moral philosophy. She is presently finishing a book provisionally entitled on the other hand.
Other names that amelie uses includes amelie oksenbergrorty, rorty amelie oksenberg, amelie oksenberg rorty, amelie o rorty and amelie a rorty. Books with buzz discover the latest buzzworthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. The living thoughts of spinoza, by arnold zweig on spinoza, by diane steinberg. When in doubt, she tends to turn to aristotle, spinoza and hume for illumination.
Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza rereading. So perhaps the best reason for reading spinozas ethics is this. Spinoza, by roger scruton spinoza a life, by steven nadler. Amelie rorty is 87 years old and was born on 05201932. Books by baruch spinoza baruch spinoza average rating 4. Susan james, genevieve lloyd, alexandre matheron, heidi ravven, amelie rorty, and david west.
Amelie rorty oksenberg, 87 cambridge, ma background. The claims of culture offers invaluable insight to all those, whether. On this page, ive listed some that have been helpful to me for learning the basics and structure of the field of study. Reason, sexuality, and the self in spinoza david west 7. Essays on descartes meditations philosophical traditions.
Born in belgium, educated at the university of chicago and yale, amelie rortys interests in philosophy range widely. Baruch spinoza shelved 24 times as spinoza avg rating 4. Schouls, descartes and the enlightenment jorge secada, cartesian metaphysics. Amelie oksenberg rorty is currently considered a single author. The essays in this stellar collection are written by some of the. Mind in action, beacon press, 1988, reprinted in paperback, 1991.
Martin evenden 2012 journal of critical realism 11 2. As adequate account therefore requires receptivity to knowledge from a variety of sources. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The proceedings of the first major international conference on the philosophy of spinoza to be held in the united states are published here. Feminist interpretations of benedict spinoza by professor moira gatens, 9780271035161, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Amelie rorty department of philosophy school of arts and sciences. From anger to the intellectual love of god, history of philosophy quarterly, vol. Spinoza on the pathos of idolatrous love and the hilarity. Spinoza on the pathos of idolatrous love and the hilarity of true love amelie rorty. Explaining emotions amelie oksenberg rorty the journal of. Kants idea for a universal history with a cosmopolitan aim. For faculty or fellow appointment updates and changes, please ask your appointing department to contact hms.
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