Maimonides and Spinoza: their conflicting views of human nature

Desire (shahwa) and spiritedness (ghaḍab) vs. conatus -- Veneration vs. equality -- Forms vs. laws of nature -- Freedom vs. determinism -- Teleology vs. imagined ideal -- Prudence vs. imagination -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Richard Kennington's Spinoza and esotericism in Spinoza's thought

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Main Author: Parens, Joshua 1961- (Author)
Contributors: Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 (Other) ; Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632-1677 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] University of Chicago Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:Recent Work on Spinoza (2015) (Nadler, Steven)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632-1677 / Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 / Theological anthropology / Philosophical anthropology
Further subjects:B Maimonides, Moses (1135-1204)
B Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 Criticism and interpretation
B Philosophical anthropology
B Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204 Criticism and interpretation
B Theological anthropology Judaism
B Theological Anthropology Judaism
B Spinoza, Benedictus de (1632-1677)
B Philosophical Anthropology
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Summary:Desire (shahwa) and spiritedness (ghaḍab) vs. conatus -- Veneration vs. equality -- Forms vs. laws of nature -- Freedom vs. determinism -- Teleology vs. imagined ideal -- Prudence vs. imagination -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Richard Kennington's Spinoza and esotericism in Spinoza's thought
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0226645746