Commentary

• “Autonomous Autonomy: Spinoza on Autonomy, Perfectionism, and Politics”

  - Den Uyl, Douglas. “Autonomous Autonomy: Spinoza on Autonomy, Perfectionism, and Politics.” Social Philosophy and Policy 20, no. 02 (2003): 30–69. doi:10.1017/S0265052503202028.
  Abstract: “These epigraphs present us with part of the problem that is to be discussed in this essay. For Spinoza (1632–1677) there is no metaphysical freedom, except for God/Substance/Nature. The behavior of individual things, or modes, is… More

• From Bondage to Freedom: Spinoza on Human Excellence

  - LeBuffe, Michael. From Bondage to Freedom: Spinoza on Human Excellence. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
  From the Publisher: “Spinoza rejects fundamental tenets of received morality, including the notions of Providence and free will. Yet he retains rich theories of good and evil, virtue, perfection, and freedom. Building interconnected readings of… More