The Philosophy of Hope Beatitude in Spinoza 1st Edition by Alexander Douglas 0429489005 9780429489006

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ISBN 10: 0429489005
ISBN 13: 9780429489006
Author: Alexander Douglas

Can philosophy be a source of hope? Today it is common to believe that the answer is no – that providing hope, if it is possible at all, belongs either to the predictive sciences or to religion. In this exciting and stimulating book, however, Alexander Douglas argues that the philosophy of Spinoza can offer something akin to religious hope. Douglas shows how Spinoza is able, without appealing to belief in any traditional afterlife or supernatural grace, to develop a profound and original theory of how humans can escape from the conditions of death and sin. Douglas argues that this theory of escape, which Spinoza calls beatitude, is the centrepiece of his entire philosophy, though scholars have often downplayed or ignored it. One reason for this scholarly neglect might be the difficulty of understanding Spinoza’s theory, which departs from the standard doctrines and methods of Western philosophy. Douglas’s interpretation therefore seeks inspiration beyond the Western tradition, drawing especially on the classical Daoist text Zhuangzi and its commentaries. Here, Douglas argues, surprising resonances with Spinoza’s core ideas can be found, leading to a new way of understanding his strange yet compelling theory of beatitude.

The Philosophy of Hope: Beatitude in Spinoza 1st Table of contents:

1 Life as Death
Notes
2 Metaphysical Desire
Notes
3 Ambition and the Fall
Notes
4 Empty Glory
Notes
5 The Repose of the Soul
Notes
6 Escaping Death
Notes
7 Escaping Sin
Notes
8 Glory and Love
Notes
9 God in Everyone
Notes
Conclusion: The Hope of Philosophy

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