Spinoza: Practical Philosophy
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"Spinoza: Practical Philosophy" is a philosophical study by Gilles Deleuze that interprets Baruch Spinoza’s thought as a radical ethics of joy, power, and lived practice rather than a purely abstract metaphysics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spinoza: Philosophie pratique | 1 |
| Spinoza: Practical Philosophy canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Spinoza: Practical Philosophy Context triple: [Gilles Deleuze, notableWork, Spinoza: Practical Philosophy]
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A.
Spinoza, Ethics, Part I
"Spinoza, Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece in which he lays out his rigorous, geometrically structured metaphysics, including his identification of God with Nature.
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B.
Spinoza’s letters
Spinoza’s letters are a collection of Baruch Spinoza’s personal and philosophical correspondence that illuminate his ideas, relationships, and intellectual context.
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C.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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D.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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E.
Spinoza’s Hebrew grammar
Spinoza’s Hebrew grammar is a posthumously published linguistic work by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that systematically analyzes Biblical Hebrew.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spinoza: Practical Philosophy Target entity description: "Spinoza: Practical Philosophy" is a philosophical study by Gilles Deleuze that interprets Baruch Spinoza’s thought as a radical ethics of joy, power, and lived practice rather than a purely abstract metaphysics.
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A.
Spinoza, Ethics, Part I
"Spinoza, Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece in which he lays out his rigorous, geometrically structured metaphysics, including his identification of God with Nature.
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B.
Spinoza’s letters
Spinoza’s letters are a collection of Baruch Spinoza’s personal and philosophical correspondence that illuminate his ideas, relationships, and intellectual context.
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C.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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D.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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E.
Spinoza’s Hebrew grammar
Spinoza’s Hebrew grammar is a posthumously published linguistic work by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that systematically analyzes Biblical Hebrew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical study ⓘ |
| aboutWork |
Ethics (Spinoza)
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Theological-Political Treatise ⓘ
linked to:
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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| aimsToShow |
Spinoza as philosopher of joy and power
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Spinoza as philosopher of practice ⓘ |
| author | Gilles Deleuze ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely abstract metaphysical interpretation of Spinoza ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethics of joy
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lived practice ⓘ power ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | practical reading of Spinoza ⓘ |
| influenced |
Deleuzian ethics
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contemporary Spinoza scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| interpretsAs | radical ethics rather than abstract metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| movement |
continental philosophy
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linked to:
Continental philosophy
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| originalTitle |
Spinoza: Philosophie pratique
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linked to:
Spinoza: Practical Philosophy
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| philosopherDiscussed |
Baruch Spinoza
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Gilles Deleuze ⓘ |
| philosophicalTraditionDiscussed |
Spinozism
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rationalism ⓘ |
| topic |
affects
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conatus ⓘ ethics as practice ⓘ immanence ⓘ joy ⓘ power (potentia) ⓘ sad passions ⓘ |
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Subject: Spinoza: Practical Philosophy Description of subject: "Spinoza: Practical Philosophy" is a philosophical study by Gilles Deleuze that interprets Baruch Spinoza’s thought as a radical ethics of joy, power, and lived practice rather than a purely abstract metaphysics.
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linked to: Spinoza: Practical Philosophy