Spinoza’s Yoga
Humanity today holds unprecedented power over nature, but this achievement has led to crises—from extreme inequality to climate disaster—that seem beyond our control. Baruch Spinoza’s philosophy offers a profound perspective on this paradox and points to a possible solution. Spinoza suggests that re...
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| description | Humanity today holds unprecedented power over nature, but this achievement has led to crises—from extreme inequality to climate disaster—that seem beyond our control. Baruch Spinoza’s philosophy offers a profound perspective on this paradox and points to a possible solution. Spinoza suggests that real empowerment comes from enhancing the kind of knowledge we possess, revealing a limitless source of vitality in understanding ourselves as part of a greater whole. But to fully grasp and apply Spinoza's ideas, we must see him not just as a philosopher, but as a practitioner of a discipline akin to the “yoga” of India. Unlike most Indian yogic traditions, however, Spinoza’s approach emphasizes not renouncing desire but intensifying it. This fresh view makes Spinoza’s philosophy a practical guide for transforming how we live in the world, while also offering new insights into the relevance and application of Indian yogic traditions.
Published by University of Groningen Press
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Typesetting: LINE UP boek en media bv | Mirjam Kroondijk
Production support: LINE UP boek & media bv
Cover artwork: Matteo Ciardini
This is the author’s English translation of Andrea Sangiacomo, Lo yoga di Spinoza. Pratica della potenza ed esperienza dell’infinito, Milan: Mimesis 2024.
This is also the third volume of the Dhammavicaya Trilogy, which includes The Tragedy of the Self: Lectures on Global Hermeneutics (UGP 2023) as first volume, (https://doi.org/10.21827/63cfc0e9db70b) and An Introduction to Friendliness (mettā): Emotional Intelligence and Freedom in the Pāli Discourses of the Buddha (UGP 2022) as second volume (https://doi.org/10.21827/618a51bdd6187).
The softcover version of this book (ISBN: 9789403431048) can be ordered via Print on demand directly on the site of our partner Uitgeverij kleine Uil, and through all regular (internet) bookshops.
International shipping is possible via Amazon. |
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