Affectivity and Philosophy after Spinoza and Nietzsche: Making Knowledge the Most Powerful Affect

by Stuart Pethick

Overview

Pethick investigates a much neglected philosophical connection between two of the most controversial figures in the history of philosophy: Spinoza and Nietzsche. By examining the crucial role that affectivity plays in their philosophies, this book claims that the two philosophers share the common goal of making knowledge the most powerful affect.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137486066
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	10/12/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	251
File size:	313 KB

About the Author

Stuart Pethick is an independent writer and researcher within early modern and modern European philosophy with a special interest in the relationship between affectivity, ideas and language.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Spinoza: Discovering What the Body Can Do
2. Nietzsche: The Sign Language of the Affects
3. Will-to-power: Redeeming the Body from the Ascetic Ideal
4. Making Knowledge the Most Powerful Affect