Spinozisms: From Early Modernity to the Contemporary World

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will focus on Spinoza’s thought, and the ways thinkers have adopted and transformed his ideas from the Early Modern period to the present day. We will consider Spinoza’s contributions to ethics, political thought, optics, theology, and affect theory, as well as art and literature. CROSSLISTED: EMSP 3216.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion