Naturalistic Explanation in Spinoza's Ethics - Being Mind-Full of Nature (Shoolman Harvey)(Pevná vazba)

Spinoza was the most uncompromising naturalist in the history of philosophy, determined to provide a comprehensive system of ultimate reasons for the existence of any object or event by relating that object or event to the infinitely complex structure of Nature itself. Unprecedented in the detail of its philosophical analysis, Naturalistic Explanation in Spinoza's Ethics: Being Mind-Full of Nature examines explanatory naturalism in Spinoza's mature metaphysical text, the Ethics. Rooted in intellectual history yet committed to contemporary application, Harvey Shoolman's fresh interpretation of Spinoza's theory of mind and action highlights the originality of Spinoza's vision, including his account of the existence of consciousness in Nature and the way that conscious awareness relates to the complex physical structures that express cognitive properties. Shoolman provides a clear
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