Spinoza and Contemporary Biology

Lectures on the Philosophy of Biology and Cognitivism

Henri Atlan author Inja Stracenski translator Robert Boncardo editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Published:31st Oct '24

£150.00

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Published in France in 2018, Henri Atlan's book Cours de philosophie biologique et cognitiviste: Spinoza et la biologie actuelle (Odile Jacob, 2018) represents a turning point in Spinoza's interpretations of contemporary life sciences. Henri Atlan is the first in this field of research, of applied epistemology and ontology, to effectively address contemporary questions in biology and cognitive sciences. Atlan presents us with a genuine understanding of Spinoza's monism, which is neither materialistic nor idealistic, and with an expertise in contemporary life sciences that will open an entire new field of research in Spinoza scholarship as well as in philosophy of sciences. Readers will better understand the connection between Spinoza's Ethics, his ontology and epistemology, and modern life sciences, allowing us to rethink the relationship between ethics and modern sciences.

ISBN: 9781474489003

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552 pages