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The Ethics of Joy : Spinoza on the Empowered Life by Youpa, Andrew (author.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Ethics of Joy : Spinoza on the Empowered Life about?
"This book offers a reading of Spinoza's moral philosophy. Central to the reading the author defends is the view that there is a way of life that is best for human beings, and what makes it best is that it is the way of life that is in agreement with human nature. It is important to note that Spinoza's moral philosophy does not fit within a framework that takes accountability as an essential function of morality. An ethics of accountability is about what a person deserves. It is a system for assigning credit and debt in the economy of good and evil. The ethics of Spinoza's Ethics is not about what a person deserves. Rather, it is about how to live joyously and lovingly, not sadly and hatefully. Instead of an ethics of accountability, Spinoza's is an ethics of joy. It is centered on what, with respect to mental and physical wellness, deserves our attention and what, with respect to mental and physical wellness, does not deserve our attention. Spinoza's ethics of joy belongs to a philosophical tradition that adheres to a medical model of morality. Accordingly, the purpose of morality is not to assign credit and debt in the economy of good and evil. Its purpose is to heal the sick and
Who reads The Ethics of Joy : Spinoza on the Empowered Life?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Youpa, Andrew (author.)
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190086039
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, Humanities