Andrew Youpa offers an original reading of Spinoza's moral philosophy, arguing it is fundamentally an ethics of joy. Unlike approaches to moral philosophy that center on praiseworthiness or blameworthiness, Youpa maintains that Spinoza's moral philosophy is about how to live lovingly and joyously. His reading expands to examinations of the centrality of education and friendship to Spinoza's moral framework, his theory of emotions, and the metaphysical foundation of his moral philosophy.
Andrew Youpa offers an original reading of Spinoza's moral philosophy, arguing it is fundamentally an ethics of joy. Unlike approaches to moral philosophy that center on praiseworthiness or blameworthiness, Youpa maintains that Spinoza's moral philosophy is about how to live lovingly and joyously. His reading expands to examinations of the centrality of education and friendship to Spinoza's moral framework, his theory of emotions, and the metaphysical foundation of his moral philosophy.
Andrew Youpa is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has published articles on aspects of the moral theories of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and is co-editor of Essays on Spinoza's Ethical Theory (Oxford University Press, 2014).
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Introduction Chapter 1: Spinoza's Symptomatic Theory of Emotions Chapter 2: Emotions as Axiological Information Chapter 3: Spinoza's Moral Realism Chapter 4: Spinoza and Anti-Realism Chapter 5: Underivative Goodness and Underivative Badness Chapter 6: Derivative Goodness and Derivative Badness Chapter 7: Summum Mentis Bonum Chapter 8: The Empowered Life: Freedom Chapter 9: The Empowered Life: Tenacity Chapter 10: The Empowered Life: Nobility Conclusion