Mind, Body, and Morality

New Perspectives on Descartes and Spinoza

Martina Reuter, Frans Svensson

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Routledge
14 March 2019

Western philosophy: Enlightenment; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Series: Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy

The turn of the millennium has been marked by new developments in the study of early modern philosophy. In particular, the philosophy of René Descartes has been reinterpreted in a number of important and exciting ways, specifically concerning his work on the mind-body union, the connection between objective and formal reality, and his status as a moral philosopher. These fresh interpretations have coincided with a renewed interest in overlooked parts of the Cartesian corpus and a sustained focus on the similarities between Descartes’ thought and the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza.

Mind, Body, and Morality consists of fifteen chapters written by scholars who have contributed significantly to the new turn in Descartes and Spinoza scholarship. The volume is divided into three parts. The first group of chapters examines different metaphysical and epistemological problems raised by the Cartesian mind-body union. Part II investigates Descartes’ and Spinoza’s understanding of the relations between ideas, knowledge, and reality. Special emphasis is put on Spinoza’s conception of the relation between activity and passivity. Finally, the last part explores different aspects of Descartes’ moral philosophy, connecting his views to important predecessors, Augustine and Abelard, and comparing them to Spinoza.

Edited by: Martina Reuter, Frans Svensson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 503g
ISBN: 9780815384946
ISBN 10: 0815384947
Series: Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 14 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martina Reuter is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Frans Svensson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics, and Theory of Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.