James, Susan (2016) Wanting to understand. Spinoza on the virtue of fortitudo. In: UNSPECIFIED (ed.) Spinoza Research: To be continued. Voorschoten, Netherlands: Uitgeverij Spinozahuis, pp. 67-79. ISBN 9789490250218.
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Abstract
To become more free, Spinoza argues, we need to develop the virtue of fortitudo - the determination to enlarge our understanding and live as it dictates. In an era of post-factual politics, there is arguably a need for this virtue, and in this piece I examine Spinoza's account of the process by which it is acquired. As he sees it, I argue, the process is gradual and is always a collective one. Part of the task of politics is therefore to cultivate fortitudo.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Susan James |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2017 09:13 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2025 08:29 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/18069 |
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