The Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)

This volume is a collection of articles that looks at the work of Baruch Spinoza through his metaphysics, his philosophy of politics and religion, and alternative approaches to Spinoza. Contents......Page 6 Abbreviations......Page 7 Spinoza's Ethics......Page 8 1. Some Pivotal Issues in Spinoza, Paul Weiss......Page 10 Spinoza's Metaphysics......Page 22 2. The Deductive Character of Spinoza's Metaphysics, Michael Hooker......Page 24 3. Spinoza's Ontological Proof, Willis Doney......Page 42 4. Spinozistic Anomalies, Jose Benardete......Page 60 5. Some Idealistic Themes in the Ethics, Robert N. Beck......Page 80 6. Spinoza's Dualism, Alan Donagan......Page 96 7. Objects, Ideas, and "Minds": Comments on Spinoza's Theory of Mind, Margaret D. Wilson......Page 110 8. Parallelism and Complementarity: The Psycho-Physical Problem in the Succession of Niels Bohr, Hans Jonas......Page 128 Spinoza's Philosophy Of Politics and Religion......Page 138 9. Spinoza's Political Philosophy: The Lessons and Problems of a Conservative Democrat, Lewis S. Feuer......Page 140 10. Notes on Spinoza's Critique of Religion, Hilail Gildin......Page 162 11. Spinoza and History, James C. Morrison......Page 180 Spinoza And German Philosophy......Page 204 12. Kant's Critique of Spinoza, Henry E. Allison......Page 206 13. Hegel's Assessment of Spinoza, Kenneth L. Schmitz......Page 236 Alternative Approaches to Spinoza......Page 252 14. Spinoza's Logic of Inquiry: Rationalist or Experientialist?, Isaac Franck......Page 254 15. De Natura, Stewart Umphrey......Page 280 16. Analytic and Synthetic Methods in Spinoza's Ethics, Richard Kennington......Page 300 Index to Propositions of the Ethics......Page 326 Index of Names......Page 328