Eugene Marshall

The Spiritual Automaton

Spinoza's Science of the Mind

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Produktbeschreibung

Eugene Marshall presents an original, systematic account of Spinoza's philosophy of mind, in which the mind is presented as an affective mechanism that, when rational, behaves as a spiritual automaton. He explores key themes in Spinoza's thought, and illuminates his philosophical and ethical project in a striking new way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780199675531
• ISBN-10: 0199675538
• Artikelnr.: 40305160

Autorenporträt

Eugene Marshall is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Florida International University. Prior to Florida International University, he taught at Wellesley College and Dartmouth College. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1: Introduction and Background
2: Adequate Ideas are Innate
3: Power, Conatus, and Affects
4: Affects and Consciousness
5: Moral psychology and bondage
6: Freedom, therapy, and salvation
Bibliography
Index