Representation and the Mind-Body Problem in SpinozaOxford University Press, 21/11/1996 - 240 من الصفحات This first extensive study of Spinoza's philosophy of mind concentrates on two problems crucial to the philosopher's thoughts on the matter: the requirements for having a thought about a particular object, and the problem of the mind's relation to the body. Della Rocca contends that Spinoza's positions are systematically connected with each other and with a principle at the heart of his metaphysical system: his denial of causal or explanatory relations between the mental and the physical. In this way, Della Rocca's exploration of these two problems provides a new and illuminating perspective on Spinoza's philosophy as a system. |
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Introduction | 3 |
Parallelism and Individuals | 18 |
The MindRelativity of Content | 44 |
Holism and the Causal Requirement on Representation | 68 |
The Essence Requirement on Representation | 84 |
Falsity | 107 |
One and the Same Thing | 118 |
Spinoza Opacity and the MindBody Problem | 141 |
Attributes and Identity | 157 |
Notes | 173 |
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Index of Passages Cited | 215 |
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