Representation and the mind-body problem in Spinoza

Author(s)

• Della Rocca, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Representation and the mind-body problem in Spinoza

Michael Della Rocca

Oxford University Press, 1996

Note

Bibliography: p. 207-213

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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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Details

• NCID: BA2885269X
• ISBN:
  • 0195095626
• LCCN: 95041277
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 223 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 135.2
  • LCC : B3998
  • DC20 : 128/.2/092
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677
  • LCSH : Mind and body -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Representation (Philosophy) -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Philosophy of mind -- History -- 17th century