Robert C. Stalnaker
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- April 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780199251483
- eISBN:
- 9780191602320
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199251487.003.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Metaphysics/Epistemology
This introductory chapter presents an overview of the papers included in this book. The author begins with a discussion on what metaphysics is. He observes recurring themes in his papers that echo ...
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This introductory chapter presents an overview of the papers included in this book. The author begins with a discussion on what metaphysics is. He observes recurring themes in his papers that echo the philosophies of W.V. Quine and David Lewis, and cites a mix of agreements and disagreements between Lewis and himself on both substantive and methological issues.Less
This introductory chapter presents an overview of the papers included in this book. The author begins with a discussion on what metaphysics is. He observes recurring themes in his papers that echo the philosophies of W.V. Quine and David Lewis, and cites a mix of agreements and disagreements between Lewis and himself on both substantive and methological issues.
Steven Smith
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300100198
- eISBN:
- 9780300128499
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300100198.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
Most readers of Spinoza treat him as a pure metaphysician, a grim determinist, or a stoic moralist, but none of these descriptions captures the book of the Ethics. Offering a new reading of Spinoza's ...
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Most readers of Spinoza treat him as a pure metaphysician, a grim determinist, or a stoic moralist, but none of these descriptions captures the book of the Ethics. Offering a new reading of Spinoza's masterpiece, the book asserts that the Ethics is a celebration of human freedom and its attendant joys and responsibilities, and should be placed among the great founding documents of the Enlightenment. This book treats the famous “geometrical method” of the Ethics as a form of moral rhetoric, a model for the construction of individuality. It presents the Ethics as a companion to Spinoza's major work of political philosophy, the Theologico-Political Treatise, each work helping to explore the problem of freedom.Less
Most readers of Spinoza treat him as a pure metaphysician, a grim determinist, or a stoic moralist, but none of these descriptions captures the book of the Ethics. Offering a new reading of Spinoza's masterpiece, the book asserts that the Ethics is a celebration of human freedom and its attendant joys and responsibilities, and should be placed among the great founding documents of the Enlightenment. This book treats the famous “geometrical method” of the Ethics as a form of moral rhetoric, a model for the construction of individuality. It presents the Ethics as a companion to Spinoza's major work of political philosophy, the Theologico-Political Treatise, each work helping to explore the problem of freedom.
