Spinoza, the Epicurean: Authority and Utility in Materialism

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Through a radical new reading of the 'Theological Political Treatise', Dimitris Vardoulakis argues that the major source of Spinoza's materialism is the Epicurean tradition that re-emerges in modernity when manuscripts by Epicurus and Lucretius are rediscovered. This reconsideration of Spinoza's political project, set within a historical context, lays the ground for an alternative genealogy of materialism. Central to this new reading of Spinoza are...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:147447604X

ISBN13:9781474476041

Release Date:July 2020

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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Philosophy

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