Representation and the Mind-Body Problem in Spinoza

Michael Della Rocca

ISBN 10: 0195095626 / ISBN 13: 9780195095623

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, US, 1997

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This first extensive study of Spinoza's philosophy of mind concentrates on two problems crucial to the philosopher's thoughts on the matter: the requirements for having a thought about a particular object, and the problem of the mind's relation to the body. Della Rocca contends that Spinoza's positions are systematically connected with each other and with a principle at the heart of his metaphysical system: his denial of causal or explanatory relations between the mental and the physical. In this way, Della Rocca's exploration of these two problems provides a new and illuminating perspective on Spinoza's philosophy as a system.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Representation and the Mind-Body Problem in Spinoza
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, US
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195095626
• ISBN 13: 9780195095623
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 24.1W x 16.08H x 2.16D centimeters 24.1 centimeters width by 16.08 centimeters height by 2.16 centimeters depth
• Weight: 499 grams

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Synopsis

This first extensive study of Spinoza's philosophy of mind concentrates on two problems crucial to the philosopher's thoughts on the matter: the requirements for having a thought about a particular object, and the problem of the mind's relation to the body. Della Rocca contends that Spinoza's positions are systematically connected with each other and with a principle at the heart of his metaphysical system: his denial of causal or explanatory relations between the mental and the physical. In this way, Della Rocca's exploration of these two problems provides a new and illuminating perspective on Spinoza's philosophy as a system.

About the Author

Michael Della Rocca is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale University.