For aristotle, excellence is not an act but a habit, and hume regards habit as the great guide of life. Clare carlisles introduction places the ethics in its seventeenthcentury context and explains its key philosophical claims. This article argues that spinozas account of the eternity of the mind in part v of the ethics offers a reinterpretation of the christian doctrine of eternal life. Philip davis, author of the transferred life of george eliot this book is truly exciting, not only as a work of historical scholarship but also as a genuine work of philosophy that brings to the fore another kind of spinozism that has barely been studied thus far. Clare carlisle 2015 british journal for the history of philosophy 23 3. Philosophy as a way of life clare carlisle opinion. Thinking in action by clare carlisle books to read online. In this final instalment, how the ethics is not just a philosophical treatise, but also a training manual for a philosophical way of life.
The editors notes on the text will indicate eliots amendments to her manuscript, and discuss those translation decisions which dif. Carlisle shows how the philosophy of habit not only anticipates the discoveries of recent neuroscience but illuminates their ethical significance. November 20 spinoza, p4 all there is, is god written by clare carlisle. This fine book will encourage extended analysis of eliots relationship to spinozas thought, a subject that has been undervalued and underexplored in the criticism.
Clare carlisle provides a concise overview of spinozas philosophy and explores his ideas in connection to eliots fiction and intellectual life. On habit by clare carlisle overdrive rakuten overdrive. Clare carlisle treschs research on kierkegaard, on spinoza, on habit and. Clare carlisles spinoza walkthrough via the guardian. Change and the eternal part of the mind in spinoza. She is the author of multiple books on kierkegaard, most recently the new biography philosopher of the heart. Rather excitingly, princeton university press has published george eliots translation of baruch spinozas ethics, which previously was quite hard to buy. She is the author of three books on kierkegaard, including kierkegaards philosophy of becoming. Her guardian articles include series on kierkegaard, spinoza, bertrand russell, and the problem of evil.
Clare carlisle editor of spinozas ethics goodreads. This fine book will encourage extended analysis of eliots relationship to spinoza s thought, a subject that has been undervalued and underexplored in the criticism. A life from the worlds largest community of readers. Her last book, on habit, was named outstanding academic title of 2014 by choice, and she has recently edited george eliots translation of spinozas ethics. She is a regular contributor to the times literary supplement and has written dozens of articles on philosophy for the guardian. I just stumbled across an 8 part series on spinoza discussed by us here, completed today and begun here on 2711, written by u.
She discusses george eliots intellectual formation, her interest in spinoza, the circumstances of her translation of the ethics, and the influence of spinozas ideas on her literary work. Explore books by clare carlisle with our selection at. Read on habit by clare carlisle available from rakuten kobo. She was acquainted with the ideas of many philosophersincluding aristotle, kant, hegel, mill, auguste comte and ludwig feuerbachand she blended their insights with her own vision of human life, which responded to her particular historical and geographical. Clare carlisle provides a concise overview of spinoza s philosophy and explores his ideas in connection to eliots fiction and intellectual life. Also, even if you want to interpret buddhism as saying theres an underlying oneness to everything, i. Clare carlisle is reader in philosophy and theology at kings college london. Clare carlisle is the author of philosopher of the heart 4. She is a regular contributor to the times literary supplement and. She asks whether habit is a reliable form of knowledge by examining the contrasting interpretations of habitual thinking offered by spinoza and hume.
Clare carlisle is lecturer in philosophy of religion at kings college london. This splendid edition makes eliots translation of the ethics available to todays readers while also tracing eliots deep engagement with spinoza both before and after she wrote the novels that established her as one of english literatures greatest writers. While spinoza rejects the orthodox christian teaching belief in personal immortality and the resurrection of the body, he presents an alternative account of human eternity that retains certain key characteristics of the johannine. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. For this 17th century outsider, philosophy is like a spiritual practice, whose goal is happiness and liberation. A very distinguished scholarly edition by clare carlisle, valuable to readers of george eliot as well as students of spinoza. Clare carlisle tresch writes regularly on philosophy, religion and ethics for the guardian and the times literary supplement. This is a scholarly edition of eliots translation of spinozas ethics, which today reads as a fresh, elegant and faithful rendering of the original latin text. Although briefly and perhaps superficially expressed, these differences might seem to preclude any serious scholarship on these two thinkers, and thus the secondary literature on the relationship between spinoza and kierkegaard is scant. Clare carlisle is a reader in philosophy and theology at kings college london and a regular contributor to the times literary supplement. All citations of spinozas ethics refer to the text included in the bibliography under.
In this final instalment, how the ethics is not just a philosophical treatise, but also a training manual for a philosophical way of. Shop amongst our popular books, including 8, spinozas ethics, philosopher of the heart and more from clare carlisle. Clare carlisle is reader in philosophy and theology at kings college, london. Being infinite and eternal, god has no boundaries, argues spinoza, and everything in the world must exist within this god. Spinozas ethics, translated by george eliot five books. Clare carlisles introduction places the ethics in its seventeenthcentury context and. I dont want to suggest that eliot simply lifted spinozas philosophy out of the ethics, and translated it into fictional form. Movements and positions 2005, and kierkegaards fear and trembling 2010. The restless life of soren kierkegaard carlisle, clare on. Clare carlisle 2017 journal of the history of philosophy 55 2. Clare carlisle provides a concise overview of spinozas philosophy and explores his ideas in.
Being infinite and eternal, god has no boundaries, argues spinoza, and everything in the world must exist within this god so far in this series ive focused on spinozas critique of the religious and philosophical world view of his time. Davide monaco this is a scholarly edition of eliots translation of spinozas ethics, which today reads as a fresh, elegant and faithful rendering of the original latin text. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Pdf spinozas acquiescentia clare carlisle academia. Clare carlisle is a reader in philosophy and theology at kings college london. Spinozas most famous and provocative idea is that god is. Spinozas ethics by eliot, george trn carlisle, clare edt. Review clare carlisles on habit is a rich and stimulating book on a topic that, despite having long been a key feature of western thinking, has drifted from the forefront of philosophical debate. She obtained her ba in philosophy in 1998, and her phd from the faculty of divinity in 2002. Dr carlisle tresch studied theology and philosophy as both an undergraduate and postgraduate student at trinity college, cambridge. Books on this sub may not always get fulfilled in a timely manner. We are not autonomous individuals but part of a greater whole, says spinoza, and there is no such thing as human free will. Spinozas acquiescentia clare carlisle abstract spinozas account of.
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