A Companion to Spinoza

An unparalleled collection of original essays on Benedict de Spinoza's contributions to philosophy and his enduring legacy

A Companion to Spinoza presents a panoramic view of contemporary Spinoza studies in Europe and across the Anglo-American world. Designed to stimulate fresh dialogue between the analytic and continental traditions in philosophy, this extraordinary volume brings together 53 original essays that explore Spinoza's contributions to Western philosophy and intellectual history. A diverse team of established and emerging international scholars discuss new themes and classic topics to provide a uniquely comprehensive picture of one of the most influential metaphysicians of all time.

Rather than simply summarizing the body of existing scholarship, the Companion develops new ideas, examines cutting-edge scholarship, and suggests directions for future research. The text is structured around six thematically-organized sections, exploring Spinoza's life and background, his contributions to metaphysics and natural philosophy, his epistemology, politics, ethics, and aesthetics, the reception of Spinoza in the work of philosophers such as Kant, Schelling, Schopenhauer, and Hegel, and more. This unparalleled research collection combines a timely overview of the current state of research with deep coverage of Spinoza's philosophy, legacy, and influence.

Part of the celebrated Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series, A Companion to Spinoza is an ideal text for advanced courses in modern philosophy, intellectual history, and the history of metaphysics, and an indispensable reference for researchers and scholars in Spinoza studies.

Yitzhak Y. Melamed is the Charlotte Bloomberg Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, USA. He works at the intersection of philosophy, Jewish and religious studies, the history of science, and issues in contemporary metaphysics. He has been awarded the ACLS-Burkhardt, NEH, Fulbright, and Mellon Fellowships. He is the author of Spinoza's Metaphysics: Substance and Thought, and a large number of studies on early modern philosophy, medieval philosophy, and German idealism.  

Notes on Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Yitzhak Y. Melamed

Part I Life and Background

1 Spinoza’s Life

Piet Steenbakkers

2 Spinoza’s Philology

Piet Steenbakkers

3 Avicenna and Spinoza on the Essence and Existence

Stephen R. Ogden

4 Spinoza and Maimonides On True Religion

Warren Zev Harvey

5 Spinoza and Scholastic Philosophy

Emanuele Costa

6 Spinoza and Descartes

Denis Kambouchner

7 Spinoza’s Dutch Philosophical Background

Henry Krop

8 Spinoza and Hobbes

Michael LeBuffe

Part II Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy

9 Spinoza’s Monistic Metaphysics of Substance and Mode

Don Garrett

10 Spinoza on Eternity

Pierre-François Moreau

11 Spinoza on Causa Sui

Yitzhak Y. Melamed

12 Spinoza’s Physical Picture

John Carriero

13 Spinoza’s Mereology

Tad Schmaltz

14 Spinoza’s Metaphysics of Time

Raphael Krut-Landau

15 Spinoza’s Infinities

Luce DeLire

16 Spinoza on Diachronic Identity

Dominik Perler

17 Spinoza on Relations

Zachary Gartenberg

18 Spinoza on Numerical Identity and Time

John Morrison

19 Spinoza on Universals

Karolina Hübner

20 Spinoza Ontology of Power

Juan Manuel Ledesma Viteri

21 Spinoza’s Modal Theory

Olli Koistinen

22 Spinoza on Determination

Noa Shein

23 Spinoza’s Physics

Alison Peterman

Part III Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind and Psychology

25 Spinoza on Human and Divine Knowledge

Barnaby R. Hutchins and Ursula Renz

26 Reflexive Knowledge

Kristin Primus

27 Spinoza Against the Skeptics

Stephan Schmid

28 Spinoza on Ideas of Affections.

Lia Levy

29 The Mind-Body Union

Chantal Jacquet

30 Spinoza’s Non-Theory of Non-Consciousness

Daniel Garber

31 Spinoza on the Passions and the Self

Andrea Sangiacomo

32 Spinoza’s Two Paths to Enlightenment: The Serpent and the Dove

Michah Gottlieb

Part IV Ethics, Politics, and Religion

33 Spinoza’s Moral Philosophy

Steven Nadler

34 Spinoza on the Constitution of Animal Species

Susan James

35 Essence, Virtue and the State

Erin Islo

36 Spinoza’s Concept of Law

Pina Totaro

37 Spinoza’s Notion of Freedom

Moira Gatens

38 Spinoza’s Republican Ideas of Freedom

Michael A. Rosenthal

39 Spinoza and Economics

Eric Schlisser

40 Spinoza and Feminism

Hasana Sharp

41 Spinoza and International Law

Moa De Lucia Dahlbeck

42 The Intellectual Love of God

Clare Carlisle

43 Spinoza and the Scripture

Dan Arbib

Part V Aesthetics and Language

44 Spinoza’ Aesthetics

Domenica G. Romagni

45 Spinoza on Semiotics

Lornzo Vinciguerra

46 Spinoza and the Grammar of the Hebrew Language

Guadalupe González Diéguez

Part VI Spinoza’s Reception

47 Leibniz and Spinoza on Plentitude and Necessity

Jean-Pascal Anfray

48 Spinoza in France, 1670-1970

Mogens Laerke

49 Kant and Spinoza

Colin Marshall

50 Nietzsche and Spinoza

Jason Maurice Yonover

51 Schelling with Spinoza on Freedom

Daniel Dragicevic

52 Hegel on Spinozism and the Beginning of Philosophy

José María Sánchez de León

53 Schopenhauer’s Critique of Spinoza’s Pantheism, Optimism, and Egoism

Mor Segev

54 Spinoza and Popular Philosophy

Jack Stetter

Index

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