Spinoza, Metaphysics, and the Possibility of Salvation

This book offers a novel interpretation of Spinoza's basic metaphysics of God, body, and mind. It considers the fundamental question of how finite things, especially human minds, are in God.

Autorentext

Olli Koistinen is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland. His publications include Cambridge Companion to Spinoza's ETHICS (editor, 2009), Spinoza: Metaphysical Themes (ed., with John Biro, 2002), Agent and Action (2001), and many papers on Spinoza, as well as publications on Kant and Descartes.

Klappentext

This book offers a novel interpretation of Spinoza's basic metaphysics of God, body, and mind. It considers the fundamental question of how finite things, especially human minds, are in God.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. God 2. Mind and body 3. Striving human beings 4. Eternity of the mind and salvation Conclusion: Is Spinoza's philosophy incomprehensible Appendix 1: The structure of Ethics 2 Appendix 2: Duration, Time, and Eternity