Singular Perfection
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Author | : Norman L. Whitman |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2020-08-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3030494721 |
This book presents an alternative reading of the respective works of Moses Maimonides and Baruch Spinoza. It argues that both thinkers are primarily concerned with the singular perfection of the complete human being rather than with attaining only rational knowledge. Complete perfection of a human being expresses the unique concord of concrete activities, such as ethics, politics, and psychology, with reason. The necessity of concrete historical activities in generating perfection entails that both thinkers are not primarily concerned with an “escape” to a metaphysical realm of transcendent or universal truths via cognition. Instead, both are focused on developing and cultivating individuals’ concrete desires and activities to the potential benefit of all. This book argues that rather than solely focusing on individual enlightenment, both thinkers are primarily concerned with a political life and the improvement of fellow citizens’ capacities. A key theme throughout the text is that both Maimonides and Spinoza realize that an apolitical life undermines individual and social flourishing.
Author | : Andrew T. LaZella |
Publisher | : Fordham Univ Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2019-05-07 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0823284581 |
The Singular Voice of Being reconsiders John Duns Scotus’s well-studied theory of the univocity of being in light of his less explored discussions of ultimate difference. Ultimate difference is a notion introduced by Aristotle and known by the Aristotelian tradition, but one that, this book argues, Scotus radically retrofits to buttress his doctrine of univocity. Scotus broadens ultimate difference to include not only specific differences, but also intrinsic modes of being (e.g., finite/infinite) and principles of individuation (i.e., haecceitates). Furthermore, he deepens it by divorcing it from anything with categorical classification, such as substantial form. Scotus uses his revamped notion of ultimate difference as a means of dividing being, despite the longstanding Parmenidean arguments against such division. The book highlights the unique role of difference in Scotus’s thought, which conceives of difference not as a fall from the perfect unity of being but rather as a perfective determination of an otherwise indifferent concept. The division of being culminates in individuation as the final degree of perfection, which constitutes indivisible (i.e., singular) degrees of being. This systematic study of ultimate difference opens new dimensions for understanding Scotus’s dense thought with respect to not only univocity, but also to individuation, cognition, and acts of the will.
Author | : John Owen |
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Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1869 |
Genre | : Puritans |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 712 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Aesthetics |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1878 |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1878 |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1890 |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Books and reading |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1884 |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
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Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1905 |
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