{"product_id":"the-unconscious-of-thought-in-leibniz-spinoza-and-hume-paperback","title":"The Unconscious of Thought in Leibniz, Spinoza, and Hume - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGil Morejón\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree early modern philosophers - Spinoza, Leibniz and Hume - understood that minds necessarily involve ideas and patterns of thinking that are not conscious. Morejon shows that in this way they sharply distinguish themselves from other major early modern thinkers whose conceptions of the mind tended to identify thinking with consciousness, such as Descartes, Malebranche and Locke. This conception of the thinking mind as conscious remains popular even today. By contrast, Leibniz, Spinoza and Hume argue instead that thought is not, as such, a matter of consciousness. \u003cbr\u003eMorejon explores the significance of this insight for their conceptions of freedom and ethics. By systematically analyzing the major writings of these three thinkers and placing them in the context of the history of Western philosophy, he shows that together they provide us with a metaphysics of ideas that is uniquely helpful for thinking through important problems in contemporary political theory. In particular, it allows us to understand how it is possible for people to act against their own interests and in spite of their consciously knowing better. \u003cbr\u003eReaders will gain a sophisticated understanding of what Leibniz, Spinoza and Hume thought about the metaphysics of ideas, the nature of the human mind and the limits of individual freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three early modern philosophers understood that minds necessarily involve ideas and patterns of thinking that are not conscious. Gil Morejón shows that in this way they sharply distinguish themselves from other major early modern thinkers whose conceptions of the mind tended to identify thinking with consciousness, such as Descartes, Malebranche and Locke. This understanding of the thinking mind as conscious remains popular even today. By contrast, Leibniz, Spinoza and Hume argue instead that thought is not, as such, a matter of consciousness. Morejón explores the significance of this insight for their conceptions of freedom and ethics. By systematically and creatively analysing the major writings of these three thinkers and placing them in the context of the history of Western philosophy, he shows that together they provide us with a metaphysics of ideas that is uniquely helpful for thinking through important problems in contemporary political theory and philosophy of mind. In particular, it allows us to understand how it is possible for people to act against their own interests and in spite of their consciously knowing better. Gil Morejón currently teaches at DePaul University and Loyola University Chicago. He is co-editor and co-translator of Alexandre Matheron's \u003ci\u003ePolitics, Ontology and Knowledge in Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e with Filippo Del Lucchese and David Maruzzella, and is currently translating François Zourabichvili, \u003ci\u003eSpinoza's Paradoxical Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e, both with Edinburgh University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGil Morejón teaches at Loyola University Chicago. His research focuses on early modern metaphysics and political theory. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unconscious of Thought in Leibniz, Spinoza and Hume\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2022) and co-edited and co-translated Alexandre Matheron's \u003ci\u003ePolitics, Ontology and Knowledge in Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748357374240,"sku":"9781399504812","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c52a63cfcb727cd504295e52a9072f31.webp?v=1779908642","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unconscious-of-thought-in-leibniz-spinoza-and-hume-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}