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    Arnold Geulincx' Ethics: With Samuel Beckett's Notes (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) (Hardback) Edited by Han Van Ruler, Edited by Anthony Uhlmann, Edited by Martin Wilson

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    Short Description for Arnold Geulincx' EthicsArnold Geulincx (1624-1669) was a key figure in the history of ideas. His work, "Ethics" presented a treatment of virtue from the standpoint of occasionalist metaphysics. This book includes the full text of "Ethics" and also contains notes by the great Irish writer Samuel Beckett, who indicated that Geulincx was a key influence on his works.
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  • Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669) is a key figure in the history of ideas, whose concepts have been seen as precursors to those developed by Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz and Kant. His "Ethics" presents a treatment of virtue from the standpoint of occasionalist metaphysics. The great Irish writer Samuel Beckett stated that Geulincx, with his emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human condition, was a key influence on his works. This is the first complete version of the text to appear in a modern language. It includes the full text of the "Ethics" and Beckett's notes to his reading of Geulincx. Shedding new light on important moments of intellectual history, it is a major event for students of philosophy and literature.