Leibniz, 1678: lecture notes on Spinoza’s Ethics

Authors

  • Ulysses Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2447-9012.espinosa.2010.89397

Keywords:

Leibniz, Spinoza, Monism, Determinism, Freedom

Abstract

This paper analyses the notes Leibniz wrote in 1678 on the then recently published Spinoza’s Ethics, showing how they foreshadow some ulterior developments of his metaphysical theory. Taking as the point of departure of this analysis Leibniz’s critics to Proposition 2 of the Part I of the Ethics, the paper will show how the discussions on the compatibility between freedom and determinism, that occupy the center of his metaphysical concerns in the following decades, resume themes and problems considered in these notes, even if they are somehow different from the original context. It will be showed, in particular, that the relation between autonomy and the power of choice can be better understood as a development of theses explored in this first reading of Spinoza’s work

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Author Biography

  • Ulysses Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
    Professor do Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

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Published

2010-08-15

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No. 23 (2010)

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How to Cite

Pinheiro, U. (2010). Leibniz, 1678: lecture notes on Spinoza’s Ethics. Cadernos Espinosanos, 23, 11-31. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2447-9012.espinosa.2010.89397