Melamed, yitzhak, spinoza s metaphysics of substance. Reviewed by colin marshall, university of washington i n his important new study of spinozas metaphysics, yitzhak melamed argues for a doublydualist reading of spinoza. He is currently working on a book about spinoza and german idealism. Yitzhak melamed is an associate professor in the philosophy department at johns hopkins university. Its main goal was to claim that the freedom of philosophizing can be allowed in a free republic and that it cannot be abolished without also destroying the peace and piety of. Spinoza s ethics, published in 1677, is considered his greatest work and one of historys most influential philosophical treatises. Rosenthal spinoza s theologicalpolitical treatise was published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate. Substance and thought, and the editor, most recently, of eternity.
The dates of the early drafts of the ethics seem to overlap with the assumed dates of the composition of the treatise on the emendation of the intellect and the short treatise on god, man, and his well being and precede the publication of. Spinoza wrote the ethics over a long period of time, which spanned most of his philosophical career. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza. John carriero clarifies spinozas conatus argument from both a historical and systematic point of view. Melamed is the author of spinozas theologicalpolitical treatise 3. Substance and thought, oxford university press, 20, 232pp. The event will feature posts on the book by three critics lia levy, alison peterman, and alan nelson and responses from the author.
The substancemode relation as a relation of inherence and predication, philosophy and phenomenological research, 78. Its main goal was to claim that the freedom of philosophizing can be allowed in a free republic and that it cannot be abolished without also destroying the peace and piety of that republic. Yitzhak melamed at london spinoza circle spinoza research. This volume brings established scholars together with new voices to engage with the complex system of philosophy proposed by spinoza in his masterpiece. Jun 18, 2006 the german and english romantics shelley aside got spinoza wrong.
Yitzhak melamed, spinoza and the election of the hebrews. I hold the charlotte bloomberg chair in the humanities at johns hopkins. Nelson his book is held in high regard by philosophers, and its easy to understand why. Starting this thursday, we will host an author meets critics event on yitzhak melamed s spinozas metaphysics. Clarke against spinoza on the manifest diversity of the world. Most of it consists of an analytic discussion of spinozas ideas and how they were interpreted and misinterpreted by later commentators. Melamed spinoza s ethics, published in 1677, is considered his greatest work and one of historys most influential philosophical treatises. The meeting will take place on thursday 15th february, 3pm to 5pm, room 402, birkbeck college main building, malet st, london wc1e 7hx. The rise and fall, virtues and vices of the hebrew republic. Spinoza on necessary, innate, yet false cognition, omnis determinatio est negatio determination, negation and selfnegation in spinoza, kant, and hegel, and the building blocks of spinoza s metaphysics.
Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. In a brief introduction, melamed introduces two metaphysical principles that pervade spinoza s philosophy. Most of it consists of an analytic discussion of spinoza s ideas and how they were interpreted and misinterpreted by later commentators. I have been awarded the fulbright, mellon, and american academy for jewish research fellowships. He is the coeditor of spinozas theologicalpolitical treatise. Melamed is a professor of philosophy at johns hopkins university. All our modern philosophers, though often perhaps unconsciously, see through the glasses which baruch spinoza ground.
He is the author of spinozas metaphysics oup, 20, and coeditor of spinozas theological political treatise. Melamed is the author of spinoza s theologicalpolitical treatise 3. Melamed 2017 journal of the history of philosophy 55 3. The essays collected in this volume suggest that what applies to althusser applies to his whole generation that spinoza is an unsuspected but very real presence in the work of contemporary philosophers from deleuze and lacan to foucault and derrida. On several crucial issues for example, the new conception of the free. On several crucial issues for example, the new conception of the free multitude the work goes well beyond his theological political treatise 1670, and arguably presents. Yitzhak melamed here offers a new and systematic interpretation of t. To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him.
Heine the multitudes, ever prone to superstition, and caring more for the shreds of antiquity than for eternal truths, pays homage to the books of the bible, rather than to the word of god. A critical guide cambridge, 2010 and of spinoza and german idealism cambridge, 2012. John carriero faculty department of philosophy ucla. Yitzhak melamed johns hopkins university philpeople. List of philosophical publications by yitzhak melamed johns hopkins university, including the causes of our belief in free will. On several crucial issues for example, the new conception of the free multitude the work goes well beyond his theological political treatise 1670, and arguably presents ideas that were not fully developed even in his ethics. Feb 05, 2018 the london spinoza circle welcomes professor yitzhak melamed john hopkins university who will speak on spinozas mereolgy. Popular spinoza books showing 150 of 187 ethics paperback by.
Substance and thought, is ambitious, challenging, and original. The work consists primarily of an analysis of the first two books of the ethics, on god and on mind. A curious pastime, as you can see, and one that i had never. I have also won the acls burkhardt 2011, neh 2010, and humboldt 2011 fellowships for my forthcoming book on spinoza and german idealism. I am a professor of philosophy at johns hopkins university. He is the author of spinoza s metaphysics oup, 20, and coeditor of spinoza s theological political treatise. The work consists primarily of an analysis of the first two books. Melamed offers a series of innovative theses on spinozas metaphysics, theses that solve some of the oldest and thorniest problems in spinozas philosophy. Hence, the papers in this collection edited by yitzhak melamed and hasana sharp serve to address the more pertinent issues involved in spinoza s work. Substance and thought oxford university press, 20 offers a new and systematic interpretation of the core of spinoza s metaphysics. Spinoza s political treatise constitutes the very last stage in the development of his thought, as he left the manuscript incomplete at the time of his death in 1677. It presents a new interpretation of spinozas metaphysics which digs deeply into the most important and yet difficult issues for understanding spinoza, including the rela. In the first part of the book, he proposes a new reading of the metaphysics of substance in spinoza.
Oct 20, 2005 the book of 1951, simply entitled spinoza. Spinoza s theologicalpolitical treatise was published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate. An introduction to his philosophical thought, was the opening book in a penguin series intended to draw modern analytical philosophers to the philosophers of the past. To spinoza, innate ideas do in fact justify the existence of god, but not necessarily of freewill. Feb 23, 2003 for the past few years i have been looking for spinoza, sometimes in books, sometimes in places, and that is why i am here today. Reading his superbly cryptic masterwork, the ethics, i find myself agreeing with strauss that spinoza pragmatically was an.
Land seorsum repetita classic reprint, and more on. Author meets critics event on yitzhak melameds spinozas. Spinozas political treatise constitutes the very last stage in the development of his thought, as he left the manuscript incomplete at the time of his death in 1677. Baruch spinoza project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Timothy yenter 2014 british journal for the history of philosophy 22 2. If my chief claims in this book are accepted, it should result in a major revision of our understanding of spinoza and the unfolding of an original metaphysics of. If you are interested in the turn toward spinoza in. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. Yitzhak melamed here offers a new and systematic interpretation of the core of spinoza s metaphysics.
He is the coeditor of spinoza s theologicalpolitical treatise. Spinoza, the will, and the ontology of power, in yitzhak melamed, ed. Melamed is the charlotte bloomberg professor of philosophy at johns hopkins university, the author of spinoza s metaphysics. Examining freewill through spinoza and descartes inquiries. Rosenthals essay on political explanation, for instance, investigates the new socalled realism in the tp, which followed the collapse of the dutch regime known as true freedom. Substance and thought 20 offers an insightful but bristlingly difficult analysis of perhaps the two key concepts of spinozas metaphysics. Melamed makes painstaking efforts to show that curley is wrong in interpreting being. The influence of ancient greekprimarily aristotle and pseudoaristotleand arabic sources was fundamental for the very. Substance and thought, oxford university press, 20, 232 pp. Spinozas theologicalpolitical treatise by yitzhak y. He is concerned especially with presenting a new interpretation of how the various attributes of god relate to the attribute of thought. A second block of four chapters focuses on topics from the third part of the ethics. Yitzhak melamed contends that the belief in free will can be rightly considered a false and yet innate idea, according to spinoza.
Betraying spinoza, by rebecca goldstein the new york. Medieval and early modern jewish philosophers developed their thinking in conversation with various bodies of literature. Melamed is the charlotte bloomberg professor of philosophy at the johns hopkins university. Solomon maimons autobiography, translated by paul reitter. Attempts to provide a rational reconstruction of spinozas system without domesticating the boldness of his metaphysics. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Yitzhak melamed s ambitious recent book, spinoza s metaphysics. Ex editione operum quoquot reperta sunt quam curaverant j. Spinoza criticizes the traditional claims of revelation and offers a social contract theory.
Prologue spinoza has long intrigued me, and for years ive wanted to write about this valiant seventeenthcentury thinker, so alone in the worldwithout a family, without a communitywho authored books that truly changed the world. Spinozas metaphysics by itzhak melamed baruch spinoza. Yitzhak melameds ambitious recent book, spinozas metaphysics. Melamed considers spinoza sympathetically, boldly, and creatively in both parts of his book on spinoza s metaphysics of substance and spinoza s metaphysics of thought. Yitzhak melamed here offers a new and systematic interpretation of the core of spinozas metaphysics. In this book, yitzhak melamed engages critically with recent attempts to reinterpret and refortify spinoza s metaphysics, and contributes his own set of distinctions and spirited defenses to the project.
Substance and thought 20 offers an insightful but bristlingly difficult analysis of perhaps the two key concepts of spinoza s metaphysics. Reviewed by charlie huenemann, utah state university in this book, yitzhak melamed engages critically with recent attempts to reinterpret and refortify spinozas metaphysics, and contributes his own set of. Miracles, wonder, and the state in spinoza s theologicalpolitical treatise. The ethics by baruch spinoza and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A metaphysician in the making and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Het is een uitvoerige, gedegen en waarderende bespreking. Hij zal show that the only sense in which spinoza can be genuinely considered an atheist is. Pages in category books about baruch spinoza the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. Spinozas theologicalpolitical treatise spinozas theologicalpoliticaltreatisewas published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate. Melamed, 9781107542822, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Yalom saw narrative potential in the psychoanalytic method. Using extensive textual evidence, he shows that spinoza considered modes to be gods propria. Dissertation the metaphysics of substance and the metaphysics of thought in spinoza. A critical guide 2011, and of spinoza and german idealism 2012.
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