A01=Floris van der Burg
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Alternative Conceptual Scheme
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Anomalous Monism
Author_Floris van der Burg
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Comprehensive Philosophical System
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Conceptual Scheme
Conceptual Spheres
Content Dualism
Davidson's Anomalous Monism
Davidson's Argument
Davidson's Philosophy
Davidson’s Anomalous Monism
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Davidson’s Philosophy
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Linguistic Philosophy
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naturalism philosophy
Naturalistic Ethics
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Psychophysical Laws
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Single Substance Universe
Spinoza's Attributes
Spinoza's Ethics
Spinoza's Naturalism
Spinoza's Thought
Spinoza's Work
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Spinoza’s Attributes
Spinoza’s Ethics
Spinoza’s Naturalism
Spinoza’s Thought
Spinoza’s Work
Strict Psychophysical Laws
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Substance Monist
Theological Political Treatise
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Vice Versa
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Product details
- ISBN 9780754639749
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 May 2007
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Baruch Spinoza a Dutch rationalist philosopher of the 17th century and Donald Davidson one of the most distinguished contemporary American analytic philosophers, are two thinkers not usually analysed in conjunction with each other in the philosophical literature yet there are remarkable parallels in their thought. In this book Floris van der Burg identifies topics of comparison in the areas of ontology, epistemology, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language and, after explaining the theory of each philosopher, examines the parallel themes between Spinoza and Davidsonian theory. In the light of this comparison van der Burg shows that the staunch naturalism of Spinoza, even in the mental realm, should not be abandoned in modern times. Rather it is exactly what Spinoza lacks in this area, the linguistic turn in philosophy, characterised by Davidson, that allows for his naturalism to be salvaged after 300 years. Van der Burg's analysis culminates in his paving the way for a Spinozistic ethics for a Davidsonian philosophy.
Dr Floris van der Burg is from University College Utrecht, The Netherlands.
