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Spinoza on Reason (Hardcover)
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Spinoza on Reason (Hardcover)
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In his work on metaphysics, Spinoza associates reasons with causes
or explanations. He contends that there is a reason for whatever
exists and whatever does not exist. In his account of the human
mind, Spinoza makes reason a peculiarly powerful kind of idea and
the only source of our knowledge of objects in experience. In his
moral theory, Spinoza introduces dictates of reason, which are
action-guiding prescriptions. In politics, Spinoza suggests that
reason, with religion, motivates cooperation in society. Reason
shapes Spinoza's philosophy, and central debates about
Spinoza-including his place in the history of philosophy and in the
European Enlightenment-turn upon our understanding of these claims.
Spinoza on Reason starts with striking claims in each of these
areas, which Michael LeBuffe draws from Spinoza's two great works,
the Ethics and the Theological Political Treatise. The book takes
each characterization of reason on its own terms, explaining the
claims and their historical context. While acknowledging the
striking variety of reason's roles, LeBuffe emphasizes the extent
to which these different doctrines build upon one another. The
result is a rich understanding of the meaning and function of each
claim and, in the book's conclusion, an overview of the
contribution of reason to the systematic coherence of Spinoza's
philosophy.
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