Experience and Eternity in Spinoza /Pierre-Francois Moreau ; edited and translated by Robert Boncardo.
- 1 online resource (686 pages).
- Spinoza Studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Experience and Eternity in Spinoza -- Copyright -- Contents -- Can't Stop the Feeling (of Being Eternal) -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I Certitudo: The Journey of Philosophy -- 1 The Status of the Prologue -- 2 The Stages of Certainty -- 3 Common Life and Perishable Goods -- 4 The True Good -- 5 The 'Animus' and Love -- 6 The Circles of Experience -- II Experientia: Determination and Fields of Experience -- 7 Determinations and Limits of Experience -- 8 Fields of Experience: Language -- 9 Fields of Experience: The Passions -- 10 Fields of Experience: History 11 A Metaphysical Experience? -- Conclusion: The Constitution of Spinoza's System -- An Infinite Internal to the Finite -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Concepts -- Index Locorum
Through a detailed study of Spinoza's concept of 'experience', Moreau shows how Spinoza extends the power of reason to capture the singularity of individuals: their lives, languages, passions and societies.