{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-hope-beatitude-in-spinoza-paperback","title":"The Philosophy of Hope: Beatitude in Spinoza - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan philosophy be a source of hope? Today it is common to believe that the answer is no - that providing hope, if it is possible at all, belongs either to the predictive sciences or to religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this exciting and stimulating book, however, Alexander Douglas argues that the philosophy of Spinoza can offer something akin to religious hope. Douglas shows how Spinoza is able, without appealing to belief in any traditional afterlife or supernatural grace, to develop a profound and original theory of how humans can escape from the conditions of death and sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas argues that this theory of escape, which Spinoza calls \u003cem\u003ebeatitude\u003c\/em\u003e, is the centrepiece of his entire philosophy, though scholars have often downplayed or ignored it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne reason for this scholarly neglect might be the difficulty of understanding Spinoza's theory, which departs from the standard doctrines and methods of Western philosophy. Douglas's interpretation therefore seeks inspiration beyond the Western tradition, drawing especially on the classical Daoist text \u003ci\u003eZhuangzi\u003c\/i\u003e and its commentaries. Here, Douglas argues, surprising resonances with Spinoza's core ideas can be found, leading to a new way of understanding his strange yet compelling theory of beatitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpinoza and Dutch Cartesianism: Philosophy and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Debt\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently working on a study of the critique of identity in Zhuangzi, Spinoza, and René Girard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781669716256,"sku":"9781138594197","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ce00e9553def5c605cbadf42498ac9dd.webp?v=1780555073","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-hope-beatitude-in-spinoza-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}