The thesis is that much of spinozas philosophy was conceived with the express purpose of rebutting a claim about the limitations of philosophy made. Dutch materialist philosopher, pantheist, and atheist. Le bonheur selon spinoza, les racines du ciel avec bruno. I have mentioned before, in my ranting about books and reading, my life long difficulties with studying philosophy. Jacques attali, jeanpierre raffarin, christophe barbier, raphael enthoven, guy sorman, alexis jenni, david abiker. French edition and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The editor says additional changes were made where spinozas terms affectu. An agrege who taught at jean moulin university lyon 3 and paris diderot university, enthoven is known to the french public for hosting various philosophyrelated shows on radio and television. Baruch spinoza vu par raphael enthoven philosophie magazine. Materials on this site, excepting comments by third parties, are covered by the creative commons license bync and may be freely copied, distributed, or transmitted, as well as be altered or transformed e.
The ethical part of the ethics parts iii, iv and iv is much more accessible. Although he has been described as a philosopher, enthoven himself rejects being labeled as such. First published in the early 1720s and running through eight editions, this was a bestseller in its day that attracted the attention of many betterknown philosophers, including david hume, thomas jefferson, and jeremy bentham. Born in paris in 1975 to journalist catherine david and publisher jeanpaul enthoven, raphael enthoven acquired his first qualification in philosophy from ecole normale superieure. In the middle of the 17th century, spinoza took on descartes and lost. Offering an alternative reading of key precritical texts and to some of the critiques most central chapters, omri boehm challenges this common assumption. Raphael enthoven is a french philosophy teacher who also held roles as a radio and television programmes, most of which were philosophy related. My old and tattered copy of the ethics, obtained in 1953 cites william hale white 1883 as the translator but with revisions by by amelia hutchinson stirling 1894,1899.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Substance, subject, and critical marxism 359 hegel or spinoza. Dr read the abridged version of the ethics and della roccas spinoza before tackling the ethics proper. One of the best comments is found in william wollastons important book, the religion of nature delineated.
Retrouvez le meilleur deurope 1 chaque jour en video avec des extraits. I do not read latin nor am i an expert on spinoza or his ethicha but the french translation helps me to put other translations in, e. Kindle edition published in 2011, 1934255289 paperback published in 2010, 1146544235 paperback publi. A bien des egards, spinoza est non seulement tres en avance sur son temps, mais aussi sur le notre. The spinoza problem is a philosophical novel and i chose to read it as an introduction to yalom because i admire spinoza. The four come from jerusalem, san diego, vienna and new york, each with a different take on spinozas thought and very different temperaments and worldviews, and almost immediately the sparks fly. What, if anything, was philosophically novel in the new testament, specifically with a focus on ethics and psychology less interested in pure theology and more abstract concerns. Raphael enthoven born 9 november 1975 is a french philosophy teacher, radio host and television host. The expression other critique may seem inappropriate insofar as in modern philosophy the idea of critique is primarily defined with reference to kant. In a skillful book informed both by spinoza scholarship and by debates within feminist theory, sharp argues that spinozas claim that we must regard our lives as natural lives challenges the. Hi everyone, im looking for recommendations on bookslectures or just answers in the comments on a few interrelated questions. The spinoza quartet follows four distinguished contemporary scholars of spinozas thought as they meet in amsterdam to receive the spinoza prize. It is a continually developing, active project whose success depends on its users.
In the ethics, his masterwork, published after his death in 1677, he argued that body and mind are not two separate entities but one continuous substance. Tijdgenoten omschreven spinoza als een zachtmoedig, rustig en bescheiden mens. Ignore the proofs of the propositions but read the scholia. Spinozas criticism of descartes substance dualism bartleby. According to descartes famous dualist theory, human beings were composed of physical bodies and immaterial minds. The philosophy of spinoza by baruch spinoza and a great selection of related books. I am really interested in the book ethics from spinoza. After his fathers death in 1654, spinoza became head of the family business. The small pocket book edition of spinoza s ethica contains the latin original and the french translation of the ethica. He defends a thesis about spinozas philosophical motivations and then bases an interpretation of his major works upon it. Spinozas life, works, and philosophy the spinoza web. Spinozas criticism of descartes substance dualism by.
Read it now enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free. Jawad samimi 01042012 substance dualism is often called cartesian dualism. At the same time, he entered into scholarly relationships and friendships outside the. Douglas offers a new understanding of spinozas philosophy by situating it in its immediate historical context. Also included are selections from other works by spinoza, chosen by curley to make the ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of spinozas life and the main themes of his philosophy. Also included are chapters on the life and general philosophical ideas of spinoza, along with an appendix. One of the early thinkers of the enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions.