In this paper, I argue that Spinoza holds a perspectivalist view of mereological composition, a form of anti-realism. The paper has two parts: In the first half of the paper, I introduce interpretive puzzles for the standard realist reading of Spinoza’s mereology. In the second half of the paper, I discuss Spinoza’s positive view on mereological composition and present a perspectivalist reading that avoids the interpretive puzzles
his paper is an excerpt from a larger project that aims to open a new pathway into Spinoza...
Peter van Inwagen's "special composition question" asks, more or less, "what must some objects be li...
This paper examines Spinoza’s view on the consistency of mental representation. First, I argue that ...
In this paper, I argue that Spinoza holds a perspectivalist view of mereological composition, a form...
This article has two goals: a historical and a speculative one. The historical goal is to offer a co...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authori...
Material from this paper appears in Chap. 7 of my book Reason and Being, but there is also stuff her...
In this paper, I suggest an outline of a new interpretation of core issues in Spinoza’s metaphysics ...
This book is comprised of two parts. The first four chapters concentrate on the metaphysics of subst...
According to Spinoza, ‘In Nature there cannot be two or more substances of the same nature or attrib...
Spinoza's thesis of non-reductive monism was conceived in critical response to earlier dualist and ...
In this paper, I attempt to show how, contrary to criticisms by, for instance, Wilson (Wilson 1999) ...
In this paper, I inspect the grounds for the mature Spinozist argument for substance monism. The arg...
his paper is an excerpt from a larger project that aims to open a new pathway into Spinoza...
Peter van Inwagen's "special composition question" asks, more or less, "what must some objects be li...
This paper examines Spinoza’s view on the consistency of mental representation. First, I argue that ...
In this paper, I argue that Spinoza holds a perspectivalist view of mereological composition, a form...
This article has two goals: a historical and a speculative one. The historical goal is to offer a co...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authori...
Material from this paper appears in Chap. 7 of my book Reason and Being, but there is also stuff her...
In this paper, I suggest an outline of a new interpretation of core issues in Spinoza’s metaphysics ...
This book is comprised of two parts. The first four chapters concentrate on the metaphysics of subst...
According to Spinoza, ‘In Nature there cannot be two or more substances of the same nature or attrib...
Spinoza's thesis of non-reductive monism was conceived in critical response to earlier dualist and ...
In this paper, I attempt to show how, contrary to criticisms by, for instance, Wilson (Wilson 1999) ...
In this paper, I inspect the grounds for the mature Spinozist argument for substance monism. The arg...
his paper is an excerpt from a larger project that aims to open a new pathway into Spinoza...
Peter van Inwagen's "special composition question" asks, more or less, "what must some objects be li...
This paper examines Spinoza’s view on the consistency of mental representation. First, I argue that ...
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