| Literature type | Articles |
| Author | Steinberg, Justin |
| Title | Bodies Politic and Civic Agreement |
| Title of magazine / anthology | Spinoza and Relational Autonomy : Being with Others |
| Editor (surname first) | Armstrong, Aurelia ; Green, Keith ; Sangiacomo, Andrea (Hrsg./eds.) |
| Place published | Edinburgh |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | [132]-148 |
| Pages in total (of the volume) | XI, 211 |
| Contains bibliography | 147-148 |
| Mention of Spinoza | s. Kommentar/v. commentary |
| Language | English |
| Thematic areas | Philosophy of politics and law |
| Subject | E, TP, TTP |
| Autopsy | yes |
| Complete bibliographic evaluation | yes |
| German commentary | "Spinoza’s views on natural sociality and civility are complex. On the one hand, he allows in the Political Treatise (TP) that humans may be regarded as social animals (TP2.17), only to assert later in the same work that ‘men aren’t born civil; they become civil’ (TP5.2). His position seems to be that while we are naturally, necessarily driven to unite with others, we do not coordinate spontaneously – we must be directed and motivated to act in a coordinated fashion. We are made civil by the imposition of law. As I have argued elsewhere, law-making is also a complex matter..." (Verlagsinformation) |
| English commentary | "Spinoza’s views on natural sociality and civility are complex. On the one hand, he allows in the Political Treatise (TP) that humans may be regarded as social animals (TP2.17), only to assert later in the same work that ‘men aren’t born civil; they become civil’ (TP5.2). His position seems to be that while we are naturally, necessarily driven to unite with others, we do not coordinate spontaneously – we must be directed and motivated to act in a coordinated fashion. We are made civil by the imposition of law. As I have argued elsewhere, law-making is also a complex matter..." (publishers note) |
| Link to this page | http://spinoza.hab.de/detail.php?id=20057&LANG=EN |
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