This article reviews the influence of Stoic thought on the development of Spinoza's and Nietz... more This article reviews the influence of Stoic thought on the development of Spinoza's and Nietzsche's ethics and suggests that although both philosophers follow the Stoics in conceiving of ethics as a therapeutic enterprise that aims at human freedom and flourishing, they part company with Stoicism in refusing to identify flourishing with freedom from the passions. In making this claim, I take issue with the standard view of Spinoza's ethics, according to which the passions figure exclusively as a source of unhappiness and bondage from which we must be liberated. I argue that, in fact, Spinoza anticipates Nietzsche and breaks with the Stoics in offering a more positive assessment of the role of passion in a flourishing life. The reading pursued here takes Spinoza's divergence from the Stoic account of the passions to be a consequence of his insistence on the immanence of human being in nature. I outline Spinoza's and Nietzsche's conception of immanence and suggest that it entails a common understanding of o...
In various ways debates about modernization, globalization and detraditionalization address the c... more In various ways debates about modernization, globalization and detraditionalization address the changing nature of actionthe general problem of human agencyin a world that is, it seems uncontroversial to assert, becoming increasingly complex and uncertain. Attempts to ...
Publikationsansicht. 36102172. Agency undiscovered : Spinoza, Nietzsche and the ethics of power (... more Publikationsansicht. 36102172. Agency undiscovered : Spinoza, Nietzsche and the ethics of power (1997). Armstrong, Aurelia. Abstract. Bibliography: leaves 238-250. Details der Publikation. Archiv, NDLTD Union Catalog (United States). ...
This article reviews the influence of Stoic thought on the development of Spinoza's and Nietz... more This article reviews the influence of Stoic thought on the development of Spinoza's and Nietzsche's ethics and suggests that although both philosophers follow the Stoics in conceiving of ethics as a therapeutic enterprise that aims at human freedom and flourishing, they part company with Stoicism in refusing to identify flourishing with freedom from the passions. In making this claim, I take issue with the standard view of Spinoza's ethics, according to which the passions figure exclusively as a source of unhappiness and bondage from which we must be liberated. I argue that, in fact, Spinoza anticipates Nietzsche and breaks with the Stoics in offering a more positive assessment of the role of passion in a flourishing life. The reading pursued here takes Spinoza's divergence from the Stoic account of the passions to be a consequence of his insistence on the immanence of human being in nature. I outline Spinoza's and Nietzsche's conception of immanence and suggest that it entails a common understanding of o...
In various ways debates about modernization, globalization and detraditionalization address the c... more In various ways debates about modernization, globalization and detraditionalization address the changing nature of actionthe general problem of human agencyin a world that is, it seems uncontroversial to assert, becoming increasingly complex and uncertain. Attempts to ...
Publikationsansicht. 36102172. Agency undiscovered : Spinoza, Nietzsche and the ethics of power (... more Publikationsansicht. 36102172. Agency undiscovered : Spinoza, Nietzsche and the ethics of power (1997). Armstrong, Aurelia. Abstract. Bibliography: leaves 238-250. Details der Publikation. Archiv, NDLTD Union Catalog (United States). ...
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement
RÉSUMÉLe délirium est un problème de santé majeur aux conséquences potentiellement graves. Malheu... more RÉSUMÉLe délirium est un problème de santé majeur aux conséquences potentiellement graves. Malheureusement, la prise en charge de ce trouble est souvent sous-optimale. Nous considérons que les lacunes dans les soins offerts aux patients avec délirium sont liées aux particularités de cette condition, qui affecte la perception du « soi » de la personne qui en souffre. Cette atteinte entraîne un comportement hors de contrôle chez la personne avec délirium et l’expose à une déshumanisation mécaniste. Une solution consisterait à favoriser une vision élargie du « soi », inspirée de la philosophie et des sciences cognitives récentes, afin d’aider les cliniciens dans la compréhension du comportement pathologique en tant que manifestation de la perturbation de la pensée. Une approche centrée sur l’éthique des soins, intégrant un nouveau cadre pour la relation patient-soignant, est proposée. Considérées dans leur ensemble, les propositions novatrices émises pourraient faciliter l’élaboration ...
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