Reading Spinoza in the Anthropocene

by Genevieve Lloyd

Central to Genevieve Lloyd's approach is a fresh look at Spinoza's critique of what he regards as Descartes' flawed way of imagining the nature and status of human thought in relation to the rest of Nature. Lloyd argues that the influence of the Cartesian model lingers in the contemporary collective imagination. She challenges a common way of reading the Ethics, which reflects and reinforces the figure of Spinoza as a 'rationalist' -- committed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399533363
• ISBN13: 9781399533362
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"