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oapen-20.500.12657-864482024-01-05T16:45:47Z Arnold Geulincx Ethics van Ruler, Han Uhlmann, Anthony Wilson, Martin A. Wilson, Martin A. Beckett Cartesianism early ethics history literature modern moral occasionalism philosophy psychology rationalism religion Spinozism studies bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCX History of ideas Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669) is a key figure in the history of ideas, whose concepts have been seen as precursors to those developed by Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz and Kant. His Ethics presents a treatment of virtue from the standpoint of occasionalist metaphysics. The great Irish writer Samuel Beckett stated that Geulincx, with his emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human condition, was a key influence on his works. This is the first complete version of the text to appear in a modern language. It includes the full text of the Ethics and Beckett’s notes to his reading of Geulincx. Shedding new light on important moments of intellectual history, it is a major event for students of philosophy and literature. 2024-01-05T16:29:55Z 2024-01-05T16:29:55Z 2006 book ONIX_20240105_9789047411383_17 9789047411383 9789004154674 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86448 eng application/pdf n/a 9789047411383.pdf https://brill.com/edcollbook-oa/title/13196 Brill 10.1163/9789047411383 10.1163/9789047411383 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 9789047411383 9789004154674 open access
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Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669) is a key figure in the history of ideas, whose concepts have been seen as precursors to those developed by Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz and Kant. His Ethics presents a treatment of virtue from the standpoint of occasionalist metaphysics. The great Irish writer Samuel Beckett stated that Geulincx, with his emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human condition, was a key influence on his works. This is the first complete version of the text to appear in a modern language. It includes the full text of the Ethics and Beckett’s notes to his reading of Geulincx. Shedding new light on important moments of intellectual history, it is a major event for students of philosophy and literature.
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