Despite an early rabbinical education, he was expelled from the synagogue at amsterdam for defending heretical opinions in 1656. The essays collected in this volume suggest that what applies to althusser applies to his whole generation that spinoza is an unsuspected but very real presence in the work of contemporary philosophers from deleuze and lacan to foucault and derrida. These philosophers explore spinozas most important themes in detail, opening up new possibilities for reading and interpreting spinoza. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Massimo grew up in modena and developed an interest in cooking from a young age after watching his mother, grandmother and aunt in the kitchen preparing family meals. Spinoza wrote the last indisputable latin masterpiece, and one in which the refined conceptions of medieval philosophy are finally turned against themselves and destroyed entirely.
Massimo bottura is the chef patron of three michelinstarred restaurant, osteria francescana in italy and an ambassador of modern italian cuisine. For almost 50 years, in books, essays and lectures, he. Offering a new reading of spinozas masterpiece, smith asserts that the ethics is a celebration of human freedom and its attendant. Jan 01, 1998 the volume should interest not only the growing group of scholars attracted to spinoza s ideas on ethics, politics, and subjectivity, but also theorists in a variety of these essays establish spinoza s rightful role in the development and direction of contemporary continental philosophy. Most of it consists of an analytic discussion of spinoza s ideas and how they were interpreted and misinterpreted by later commentators. Cult book factory in diretta dal salone del libro di torino. Philosophy of science and mathematics bibliography. Both authors are accomplished scholars, as you need to be spinoza was fluent in hebrew, latin, spanish, french and dutch. Oct 06, 2014 massimo bottura is the chef patron of osteria francescana, a three michelin star restaurant based in modena, italy. Baruch spinoza was one of the frontrunners of radical thinking who coined a new school of belief called spinozism. The oxford professor of philosophy and the ethics of information says methods for discussing the ethics of information technology have been latent in philosophy from its origins. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Looking for spinoza by damasio, antonio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However, spinoza also exploits the capabilities of the human body to work out his account of common notions, which grounds the adequate knowledge provided by reason. The best books on the philosophy of information five books. Since an early age, he despised the traditional teachings and believed in conventional philosophies due to which he became one amongst the greatest rationalists of the 17th century.
Massimo adinolfi 2012 editori internazionali tails. Popular spinoza books showing 150 of 185 ethics paperback by. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Join facebook to connect with massimo adinolfi and others you may know. Feb 14, 2020 spinoza is a philosopher who, in many ways, represents both the extremes of contemporary thought and of the fairly archaic thought of descartes and his predecessors. Spinoza biography by margaret gullanwhur spinozaauthors blog. Never trust a skinny italian chef hardcover october 6, 2014. Dave mesing chantal jaquet, affects, actions, and passions in spinoza trans. Jun 14, 2001 spinoza, was one of the first in biblical criticism, and for his pains, was excommunicated.
Two books have been published in the series so far. David bourget western ontario david chalmers anu, nyu area editors. To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him. When his rabbi offered him a pension to stop writing and tow the line he replied, i thank you for the trouble you took teaching me hebrew and ill return the favor by teaching you excommunication a man much misunderstood in his time, though time the great healer has now rectified that. Massimo adinolfi, codirettore rivista filosofica il pensiero rai scuola. Nelson his book is held in high regard by philosophers, and its easy to understand why.
His life and philosophy have long attracted the attention of. Reviews of margaret gullanwhurs and steven nadlers 1998 biographies there has never been a full length biography of spinoza in english, and now, like buses, two come along at once. Baruch spinoza was born to portuguese jews living in exile in holland, but his life among the marranos there was often unsettled. The best books on the philosophy of information recommended by luciano floridi. Massimo adinolfi delluniversita di cassino, codirettore della rivista filosofica il pensiero, in questa intervista.
Vittorio morfino, the spinozamachiavelli encounter trans. Our shrinking planet by livi bacci, massimo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Unesercitazione filosofica by massimo adinolfi isbn. Most readers of spinoza treat him as a pure metaphysician, a grim determinist, or a stoic moralist, but none of these descriptions captures the author of the ethics, argues steven b. See photos, profile pictures and albums from spinoza. He chose a single word from that language for his device. Baruch spinoza shelved 24 times as spinoza avg rating 4. This is a detailed analysis of the wider or narrower, more traditional context of spinoza s conception of god as the order of nature. Klever can be found at the same site a biographical sketch in french has been put up at cerphis website, by pierrefrancois moreau spinoza. The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinoza s philosophy. Whereas studies of spinoza in english have emphasized the logic of the ethics, these essays instead focus on the marginal and developmental moments that have had such a profound effect on french thought. Le parole per leggere il mondo 2012, continuare spinoza 2012. A series of essays, selected and translated, and with an introduction.