Meaning in Spinoza's Method
Author | : Aaron V. Garrett |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2003-06-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781139436946 |
ISBN-13 | : 1139436945 |
Rating | : 4/5 (945 Downloads) |
Download or read book Meaning in Spinoza's Method written by Aaron V. Garrett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers of Spinoza's philosophy have often been daunted, and sometimes been enchanted, by the geometrical method which he employs in his philosophical masterpiece the Ethics. In Meaning in Spinoza's Method Aaron Garrett examines this method and suggests that its purpose, in Spinoza's view, was not just to present claims and propositions but also in some sense to change the readers and allow them to look at themselves and the world in a different way. His discussion draws not only on Spinoza's works but also on those of the philosophers who influenced Spinoza most strongly, including Hobbes, Descartes, Maimonides and Gersonides. This controversial book will be of interest to historians of philosophy and to anyone interested in the relation between form and content in philosophical works.