Notes on Spinoza’s Critique of Aristotle’s Ethics: From Teleology to Process Theory

I argue that Spinoza’s ethical theory may be viewed as a transformation of Aristotle’s teleological account which has been corrected of several fundamental flaws which Spinoza found in Aristotle. The result of Spinoza’s redefinition of ethical activity is a developmental account of ethics which has...

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Main Author: Ravven, Heidi M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1989
In: Philosophy & theology
Year: 1989, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-32
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Summary:I argue that Spinoza’s ethical theory may be viewed as a transformation of Aristotle’s teleological account which has been corrected of several fundamental flaws which Spinoza found in Aristotle. The result of Spinoza’s redefinition of ethical activity is a developmental account of ethics which has close kinship with the views of process theoreticians.
ISSN:2153-828X
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/philtheol19894117