The Body in Spinoza and Nietzsche

Palgrave Macmillan (2019)
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Provides a comparative study in the history of modern philosophy focused on Spinoza and Nietzsche's recourse to physiology. Proposes Nietzsche and Spinoza's appeal to physiology as the key to solving fundamental philosophical problems. Taps into the heart of the growing interest in the Spinoza-Nietzsche connection through detailed discussions of substance metaphysics and the ontology of power, as well as their ethical and political positions.

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Conclusion

Spinoza is an ally for Nietzsche in his struggle against what he understands to be the crisis of nihilism and the harmful effects of the morality of compassion. The proximity with Spinoza helps us sharpen our understanding of Nietzsche’s philosophical project. At the same time, our comprehension of ... see more

The Politics of the Turn to the Body

I focus on the value of agreement and cooperation in Spinoza, over and above both conflict and uniformity. A well-ordered society favors the empowerment of humans who, together, form a power greater than that of any single person. For Nietzsche, the role of physiology is to evaluate peoples and indi... see more

Freedom as Empowerment and Affirmation

Chapter 10.1007/978-3-030-20987-2_7 shows how, against much of the philosophical tradition, Spinoza and Nietzsche defend an understanding of freedom opposed to free will and formulated as an ethical ideal consisting in a transition from a smaller to a greater power of acting. Freedom is a passage to... see more

Knowing and Engaging Our Environment

In Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-20987-2_6, we see how both believe that the turn to the body, with its emphasis on self-knowledge, is the best way to undermine metaphysical illusions that have enabled theologians and moralists to maintain their power and inhibit authentic self-transformation. I argue tha... see more

Critique of Metaphysics and the Ontology of the Turn to the Body

This chapter addresses Nietzsche’s critique of substance ontology when applied to Spinoza’s concept of ‘substance’. The main result of this section is that Spinoza’s understanding of ‘substance’ allows for the existence of genuine multiplicity, the endogenous power of modes, and includes a relationa... see more

Nietzsche’s Diagnosis of Spinoza

The fourth chapter discusses Nietzsche’s reception of Spinoza. Nietzsche’s explicit and implicit criticisms will be used in order to identify key points of contact that can help us compare and contrast two philosophies steeped in immanence and naturalism. The first and second parts of this project c... see more

Nietzsche’s Philosophical Physiology

Nietzsche seeks, through the turn to the body, to uncover a path towards empowerment and life-affirmation through a critique of metaphysics and morality and their manifestations in décadence and nihilism. This chapter presents a discussion of the content of Nietzsche’s turn to the body, beginning wi... see more

Spinoza’s Turn to the Body

I argue that Spinoza turns to the body in order to show the path towards empowerment and liberation. Firstly, I highlight the importance of the turn to the body for Spinoza’s epistemology: we have inadequate knowledge because we misunderstand our body; adequate knowledge must begin with adequate und... see more

Introduction

The introduction provides an outline of the major points of contact between Spinoza and Nietzsche that will serve to orient the research presented in the rest of the book. This helps us, by using their recourse to the body, to contrast their thinking with the condemnation of our corporeal nature dom... see more

Knowing (Ourselves) and Engaging Our Environment

In Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-20987-2_6, we see how both believe that the turn to the body, with its emphasis on self-knowledge, is the best way to undermine metaphysical illusions that have enabled theologians and moralists to maintain their power and inhibit authentic self-transformation. I argue tha... see more

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