The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Benedict (Baruch) de Spinoza has been one of the most inspiring and influential philosophers of the modern era, yet also one of the most difficult and most frequently misunderstood. Spinoza sought to unify mind and body, science and religion, and to derive an ethics of reason, virtue, and freedom 'in geometrical order' from a monistic metaphysics. Of all the philosophical systems of the seventeenth century it is his that speaks most deeply to the twentieth century. The essays in this volume provide a clear and systematic exegesis of Spinoza's thought informed by the most recent scholarship. They cover his metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, psychology, ethics, political theory, theology, and scriptural interpretation, as well as his life and influence on later thinkers. This Book Provides A Chronologically Organised Summary Of Nietzsche's Published Works, And An Overview Of Their Basic Themes And Concerns. A Group Of Essays Explore The Nature Of His Philosophy And Its Relation To The Modern And Post-modern World. Pt.1. Introduction To Nietzsche's Works. Nietzsche's Works And Their Themes / Bernd Magnus And Kathleen M. Higgins -- Pt.2. The Use And Abuse Of Nietzsche's Life And Works. The Hero As Outsider / R. J. Hollingdale -- Nietzsche And The Judaeo-christian Tradition / Jorg Salaquarda -- Nietzsche's Political Misappropriation / Tracy B. Strong -- Pt.3 Nietzsche As Philosopher. Nietzsche's Kind Of Philosophy / Richard Schacht -- Nietzsche Ad Hominem : Perspectivism, Personality, And Ressentiment Revisited / Robert C. Solomon -- Nietzsche, Modernity, Aestheticism / Alexander Nehamas -- Nietzsche's Alleged Farewell : The Premodern, Modern, And Postmodern Nietzsche / Robert B. Pippin -- Pt.4. Nietzsche's Influence. Nietzsche In The Twentieth Century / Ernst Behler -- Nietzsche's French Legacy / Alan D. Schrift -- Nietzsche And East Asian Thought : Influences, Impacts, And Resonances / Graham Parkes. Edited By Bernd Magnus And Kathleen M. Higgins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 385-397) And Index. The Essays In This Volume Provide A Clear And Systematic Exegesis Of Spinoza's Thought Informed By The Most Recent Scholarship. Spinoza's Life And Works / W. N. A. Klever -- Spinoza's Metaphysics / Jonathan Bennett -- Spinoza's Thoery Of Knowledge / Margaret D. Wilson -- Spinoza's Natural Science And Methodology / Alan Gabbey -- Spinoza's Metaphysical Psychology / Michael Della Rocca -- Spinoza's Ethical Theory / Don Garrett -- Kissenger, Spinoza, And Genghis Khan / Edwin Curley -- Spinoza's Theology / Alan Donagan -- Spinoza And Bible Scholarhip / Richard H. Popkin -- Spinoza's Reception And Influence / Pierre-françois Moreau. Edited By Don Garrett. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 435-458) And Index. The opening essay of this Companion provides a chronologically organized introduction to and summary of Nietzsche's published works, while also providing an overview of their basic themes and concerns. It is followed by three essays on the appropriation and misappropriation of his writings, and a group of essays exploring the nature of Nietzsche's philosophy and its relation to the modern and postmodern world. The final contributions consider Nietzsche's influence on the twentieth century in Europe, the United States and Asia.