Slaves of the Passions

2007-12-13 Philosophy

Author : Mark Schroeder
Release : 2007-12-13
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Slaves of the Passions written by Mark Schroeder. This book was released on 2007-12-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Schroeder presents an original theory of reasons for action. This theory is broadly Humean, in holding that reasons for action are instrumental, or explained by desires. Slaves of the Passions will be essential reading for anyone interested in metaethics, practical reason, or explanatory moral theory.

Of the passions

1826

Author : David Hume
Release : 1826
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The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza's Ethics

2009-08-31 Philosophy

Author : Olli Koistinen
Release : 2009-08-31
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza's Ethics written by Olli Koistinen. This book was released on 2009-08-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1677, Spinoza's Ethics has fascinated philosophers, novelists, and scientists alike. It is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and contested works of Western philosophy. Written in an austere, geometrical fashion, the work teaches us how we should live, ending with an ethics in which the only thing good in itself is understanding. Spinoza argues that only that which hinders us from understanding is bad and shows that those endowed with a human mind should devote themselves, as much as they can, to a contemplative life. This Companion volume provides a detailed, accessible exposition of the Ethics. Written by an internationally known team of scholars, it is the first anthology to treat the whole of the Ethics and is written in an accessible style.

Willing Slaves Of Capital

2014-07-22 Philosophy

Author : Frederic Lordon
Release : 2014-07-22
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Willing Slaves Of Capital written by Frederic Lordon. This book was released on 2014-07-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people work for other people? This seemingly naïve question is at the heart of Lordon's argument. To complement Marx's partial answers, especially in the face of the disconcerting spectacle of the engaged, enthusiastic employee, Lordon brings to bear a "Spinozist anthropology" that reveals the fundamental role of affects and passions in the employment relationship, reconceptualizing capitalist exploitation as the capture and remolding of desire. A thoroughly materialist reading of Spinoza's Ethics allows Lordon to debunk all notions of individual autonomy and self-determination while simultaneously saving the ideas of political freedom and liberation from capitalist exploitation. Willing Slaves of Capital is a bold proposal to rethink capitalism and its transcendence on the basis of the contemporary experience of work.

Bathed in Blood

2002 History

Author : Nicolas W. Proctor
Release : 2002
Genre : History
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Download or read book Bathed in Blood written by Nicolas W. Proctor. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regardless of color or class, men in the Old South hunted; the meat, hides, and furs they brought home reinforced the hunters' claims to patriarchal authority as providers for their households. During the antebellum era, many white men also began using the hunt as a venue for the display of increasingly complex ideas about gender, race, class, and community. Proctor (history, Simpson College) explores the social drama of the hunt as it was conducted between 1800 and 1860, through accounts in books, letters, journals, and periodicals. He looks at the historical developments that shaped hunting as well as interactions between men and women and between owners and slaves. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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