The Body in Spinoza and Nietzsche

ISBN-13: 9783030209865 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 251 str.

Razvan Ioan

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction.

Chapter 2: Spinoza's Turn to the Body.

2.1 Spinoza's theory of knowledge and its bodily correlate.

2.2 Spinoza's threefold understanding of the body.

Chapter 3: Nietzsche's Philosophical Physiology.

3.1 The context and nature of Nietzsche's turn to the body.

3.2 The structure and functions of Nietzsche's physiology.

3.3 Philosophical and scientific physiology.

Chapter 4: Nietzsche's Diagnosis of Spinoza.

4.1 The chronology of Nietzsche's diagnosis.

4.2 The themes of Nietzsche's engagement with Spinoza.

4.3 Evaluation of Nietzsche's criticisms.

Chapter 5: Critique of Metaphysics and the Ontology of the Turn to the Body.

5.1 Nietzsche's critique of substance,

5.2 Spinoza's response to Nietzsche's critique of substance.

5.3 The motivations behind Spinoza's and Nietzsche's turns to the body.

5.4 Similarities and differences in Spinoza'a and Nietzsche's turns to the body.

Chapter 6: Knowing (Ourselves) and Engaging our Environment.

6.1 Conscious thought.

6.2 Engaging our environment.

Chapter 7: Freedom as Empowerment and Affirmation.

7.1 Freedom and necessity.

7.2 Common ground and divergence.

Chapter 8: The Politics of The Turn to the Body.

8.1 Spinoza on democracy and agreement.

8.2 Nietzsche on the dangers of democracy.

Chapter 9: Conclusion.

O autorze

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. 

Blurb

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.