Op komst van Andrew Youpa: The Ethics of Joy: #Spinoza on the Empowered Life.

Van Andrew Youpa [academia.edu], de co-editor van

Matthew Kisner & Andrew Youpa (Eds.), Essays on Spinoza's Ethical Theory. Oxford University Press, 2014 [cf. Introduction op academia.edu]

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Andrew Youpa, The Ethics of Joy: Spinoza on the Empowered Life. New York: Oxford University Press, 3 jan. (vlgs Amazon) of 1 febr. (vlgs Book depository), 27 Febr. (vlgs OUP) 2020 - 216 pages

Philosopher Andrew Youpa offers a novel reading of Spinoza's moral philosophy. Unlike approaches to moral philosophy that center on praiseworthiness and blameworthiness, Youpa argues that Spinoza's moral philosophy is about how to live lovingly and joyously, not hatefully or sorrowfully. It is, fundamentally, an ethics of joy.
Central to this reading is a defense of the view that there is a way of life that is best for human beings, and that what makes it best is its alignment with human nature. This is not, significantly, an ethics of accountability, or what a person does or does not deserve. Morality's role is not to assign credit or blame to individuals in an economy of good and evil; rather, it is to heal the sick and empower the vulnerable. It is an ethics centered on what, with respect to mental and physical well-being, requires our attention. Spinoza's ethics adheres to a medical model of morality, enacting and embodying a system of care to ourselves, care to others, and care to things in the world around us.
From this approach, Youpa defends a comprehensive reading of Spinoza's moral philosophy, including its realism, pluralism, and the importance of friendship and education, which are the greatest sources of empowerment and joy. Empowering ourselves and others begins with love: the type of love that Spinoza refers to as the virtue of modestia, or humble devotion to others with their true well-being in mind. Youpa's examination starts with an original interpretaion of Spinoza's theory of emotions, and then turns to the metaphysical foundation of his moral philosophy and its normative and practical implications.

TOC
Introduction
Chapter 1: Spinoza's Symptomatic Theory of Emotions
Chapter 2: Emotions as Axiological Information
Chapter 3: Spinoza's Moral Realism
Chapter 4: Spinoza and Anti-Realism
Chapter 5: Underivative Goodness and Underivative Badness
Chapter 6: Derivative Goodness and Derivative Badness
Chapter 7: Summum Mentis Bonum
Chapter 8: The Empowered Life: Freedom
Chapter 9: The Empowered Life: Tenacity
Chapter 10: The Empowered Life: Nobility
Conclusion

Ik had me al verbaasd dat in bovenvermelde Essays on Spinoza's Ethical Theory geen hoofdstuk van Youpa opgenomen was, terwijl hij relevante artikelen geschreven had als:

● Andrew Youpa, “Spinozistic Self-Preservation.” In The Southern Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 41, 2003 [cf. academia.edu & cf. PDF op BookSC]

Youpa besprak en bekritiseerde o.a. Don Garrett, 'A free man always acts honestly, not deceptively': Freedom and the Good in Spinoza's 'Ethics' [In: Edwin Curley& Pierre-François Moreau (eds.), Spinoza: Issues and directions: The Proceedings of the Chicago Spinoza Conference (1986: Chicago, Ill.). Leiden: Brill, 1990, pp. 221-238] Dit artikel waarnaar veel verwezen wordt is nu hier als PDF te vinden].
Youpa benadrukte dat het Spinoza wat betreft zelfbehoud niet zozeer gaat om het behoud van het tijdelijke dagelijkse leven, maar om het bereiken van perfectie.

● Andrew Youpa, “Spinoza’s Model of Human Nature.” In: Journal of the History of Philosophy 48, Nr 1 (January 2010), pp. 61–76. [cf. draft op academia.edu - cf. ook PDF bij BookSC]

● Andrew Youpa, Spinoza's Theories of Value. In: British Journal for The History of Philosophy, volume 18, number 2 [April 2010], pp. 209—229 [cf. academia.edu]



Op zaterdag 24 maart 2018 was er aan de University of Toronto “A Manuscript Workshop” over Youpa’s boek in wording (cf. & Facebook).

Nu is dus zijn boek over Spinoza’s Ethica in aantocht. Om naar uit te kijken, dunkt me.