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3Spinoza's Monism and the Reality Of The FiniteIn Philip Goff (ed.), Spinoza on Monism, Palgrave-macmillan. 2012.
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1Occasionalism and the mind-body problemIn M. A. Stewart (ed.), Studies in Seventeenth-Century European Philosophy, Clarendon Press. 1997.
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Dualism and occasionalism: Arnauld and the development of Cartesian metaphysicsRevue Internationale de Philosophie 48 (190): 421-439. 1994.
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15Descartes et Cervantes : le malin génie et la folie de Don QuichotteLaval Théologique et Philosophique 53 (3): 605-616. 1997.
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17Probability and Truth in the ApologyPhilosophy and Literature 9 (2): 198-202. 1985.This article is a reply to an earlier piece by kenneth seeskin (philosophy and literature, 1982). I argue that socrates' defense is more of a parody of gorgian rhetoric than seeskin is willing to allow. They key lies in socrates' use of rhetoric to persuade the beliefs of the athenian jurors by means of probabilities. When replying to the expressed pretexts of the trial, He uses "base" rhetoric; when finally attending to the real reasons behind his accusations, He resorts to "the truth about his…Read more
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25La question du Mal chez Leibniz. Fondements et élaboration de la théodicée (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 47 (2). 2009.One of the welcome features of Leibniz research over the past quarter century has been the abandonment of the old "chicken vs. egg" debate about whether Leibniz's logic precedes and grounds his metaphysics or vice versa. Scholars such as Robert M. Adams, Daniel Garber, and Donald Rutherford, among others, have brought our attention to what might be called the systematic "holism" of Leibniz's thought and the way in which its various elements—logical, physical, metaphysical, and theological—reinfo…Read more
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7Spinoza and Medieval Jewish Philosophy (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2014.Over the last two decades there has been an increasing interest in the influence of medieval Jewish thought upon Spinoza's philosophy. The essays in this volume, by Spinoza specialists and leading scholars in the field of medieval Jewish philosophy, consider the various dimensions of the rich, important, but vastly under-studied relationship between Spinoza and earlier Jewish thinkers. It is the first such collection in any language, and together the essays provide a detailed and extensive analy…Read more
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11Review of Olli Koistinen, John Biro (eds.), Spinoza: Metaphysical Themes (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2002 (11). 2002.
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45A Companion to Early Modern Philosophy (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2002._ A Companion to Early Modern Philosophy_ is a comprehensive guide to the most significant philosophers and philosophical concepts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. Provides a comprehensive guide to all the important modern philosophers and modern philosophical movements. Spans a wide range of philosophical areas and problems, including metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, ethics, political philosophy and aesthetics. Written by leading scholars in the field. Represents …Read more
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11The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity Through the Seventeenth Century (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2008.The first volume in this comprehensive work is an exploration of the history of Jewish philosophy from its beginnings in antiquity to the early modern period, with a particular emphasis on medieval Jewish thought. Unlike most histories, encyclopedias, guides, or companions of Jewish philosophy, this volume is organized by philosophical topic rather than by chronology or individual figures. There are sections on logic and language; natural philosophy; epistemology, philosophy of mind, and psychol…Read more
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28Gersonides: Judaism Within the Limits of ReasonBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 19 (4). 2011.British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 816-819, July 2011
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Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy. Volume IITijdschrift Voor Filosofie 68 (3): 661-661. 2006.
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17The best of all possible worlds: a story of philosophers, God, and evilFarrar, Straus and Giroux. 2008.Leibniz in Paris -- Philosophy on the Left Bank -- Le Grand Arnauld -- Theodicy -- The kingdoms of nature and grace -- Touch the mountains and they smoke -- The eternal truths -- The specter of Spinoza.
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40Daisie Radner and Michael Radner: Animal Consciousness (review)Environmental Ethics 13 (2): 187-191. 1991.
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113Occasionalism: causation among the CartesiansOxford University Press. 2011.These essays examine the philosophical, scientific, theological and religious themes and arguments of occasionalism, as well as its roots in medieval views on ...
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25Spinoza, Leibniz, and the Gods of PhilosophyIn Smith Justin & Fraenkel Carlos (eds.), The Rationalists, Springer/synthese. pp. 167--182. 2011.
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17Descartes: An Intellectual Biography by Stephen Gaukroger (review)Journal of Philosophy 93 (2): 101-104. 1996.
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26Gersonides on Providence: A Jewish Chapter in the History of the General WillJournal of the History of Ideas 62 (1): 37-57. 2001.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Journal of the History of Ideas 62.1 (2001) 37-57 [Access article in PDF] Gersonides on Providence: A Jewish Chapter in the History of the General Will Steven Nadler The notion of the "general will" has proven to be one of the more influential and at the same time enduringly perplexing concepts in the history of ideas. Its most famous appearance is of course, in Rousseau's political philosophy as the expression, ideally embodied in t…Read more
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185 Malebranche on CausationIn Steven M. Nadler (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche, Cambridge University Press. pp. 112. 2000.
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203Spinoza's 'Ethics': An IntroductionCambridge University Press. 2006.Spinoza's Ethics is one of the most remarkable, important, and difficult books in the history of philosophy: a treatise simultaneously on metaphysics, knowledge, philosophical psychology, moral philosophy, and political philosophy. It presents, in Spinoza's famous 'geometric method', his radical views on God, Nature, the human being, and happiness. In this wide-ranging 2006 introduction to the work, Steven Nadler explains the doctrines and arguments of the Ethics, and shows why Spinoza's endless…Read more
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57Cartesianism and Port-RoyalThe Monist 71 (4): 573-584. 1988.Contrary to what appears to be popular belief, Port-Royal was not a bastion of cartesianism. In fact, Of all the port-Royalists of the seventeenth century, Only arnauld can be considered a cartesian in any interesting sense. Most of the others associated with the order were hostile to the new philosophy and actively campaigned against it, Believing it to pose a threat to piety and "true" religion. This can be seen by examining the writings of de sacy, Du vaucel, And nicole, And the various philo…Read more
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8Wiep Van Bunge: From Stevin to Spinoza: An Essay on Philosophy in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch RepublicBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 10 (1): 135-136. 2002.
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476Spinoza and consciousnessMind 117 (467): 575-601. 2008.Most discussions of Spinoza and consciousness—and there are not many— conclude either that he does not have an account of consciousness, or that he does have one but that it is at best confused, at worst hopeless. I argue, in fact, that people have been looking in the wrong place for Spinoza's account of consciousness, namely, at his doctrine of "ideas of ideas". Indeed, Spinoza offers the possibility of a fairly sophisticated, naturalistic account of consciousness, one that grounds it in the na…Read more
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