The Body in Spinoza and Nietzsche

Ioan, Razvan

ISBN 10: 303020989X / ISBN 13: 9783030209896

Published by Springer, 2020

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 268 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This engaging volume sheds light on the central role the turn to the body plays in the philosophies of Spinoza and Nietzsche, providing an ideal starting point for understanding their work. Ioan explores their critiques of traditional morality, as well as their accounts of ethics, freedom and politics, arguing that we can best compare their respective philosophical physiologies, and their broader philosophical positions, through their shared interest in the notion of power. In spite of significant differences, Ioan shows the ways in which the two thinkers share remarkable similarities, delving into their emphatic appeal to the body as the key to solving fundamental philosophical problems, both theoretical and practical.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Body in Spinoza and Nietzsche
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303020989X
• ISBN 13: 9783030209896
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Hervorragend
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This engaging volume sheds light on the central role the turn to the body plays in the philosophies of Spinoza and Nietzsche, providing an ideal starting point for understanding their work. Ioan explores their critiques of traditional morality, as well as their accounts of ethics, freedom and politics, arguing that we can best compare their respective philosophical physiologies, and their broader philosophical positions, through their shared interest in the notion of power. In spite of significant differences, Ioan shows the ways in which the two thinkers share remarkable similarities, delving into their emphatic appeal to the body as the key to solving fundamental philosophical problems, both theoretical and practical.

About the Author

Razvan Ioan completed his PhD at Leiden University, in the Netherlands. His research focuses on Nietzsche, Spinoza and the history of philosophy.This is his first book.