The Body in Spinoza and Nietzsche

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Springer, 8 jul 2019 - 251 pagina's

This engaging volume sheds light on the central role the turn to the body plays in the philosophies of Spinoza and Nietzsche, providing an ideal starting point for understanding their work. Ioan explores their critiques of traditional morality, as well as their accounts of ethics, freedom and politics, arguing that we can best compare their respective philosophical physiologies, and their broader philosophical positions, through their shared interest in the notion of power. In spite of significant differences, Ioan shows the ways in which the two thinkers share remarkable similarities, delving into their emphatic appeal to the body as the key to solving fundamental philosophical problems, both theoretical and practical.

 

Inhoudsopgave

Introduction
1
Spinozas Turn to the Body
7
Nietzsches Philosophical Physiology
38
Nietzsches Diagnosis of Spinoza
97
Critique of Metaphysics and the Ontology of the Turn to the Body
122
Knowing Ourselves and Engaging Our Environment
159
Freedom as Empowerment and Affirmation
191
The Politics of the Turn to the Body
217
Conclusion
241
Index
245
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Over de auteur (2019)

Razvan Ioan completed his PhD at Leiden University, in the Netherlands. His research focuses on Nietzsche, Spinoza and the history of philosophy.This is his first book.

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