Flourishing Through Spinoza - A Conversation with Hasana Sharp

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Hasana Sharp, Associate Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. This conversation provides detailed insights into Hasana Sharp’s book “Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization”, in which she offers a sophisticated new interpretation of Spinoza’s iconoclastic philosophy. Further topics include the implications of Spinoza’s naturalism to today’s world, from issues of social inequality, feminism, treatment of the elderly and the environment to animal rights, and more.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Philosophical Relevance, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:I. Radical Beginnings - Revolutionary sympathiesII. Finding Spinoza - Investigating failed revolutionsIII. The Joy of the Unknown - Naturalism, denaturalism, and the third wayIV. Modern Implications - Identity politics, animal rights and the environmentV. Philanthropic Post-Humanism - Onwards and upwardsAbout Ideas Roadshow Conversations:This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.