Suicide, conatus et conflictualité chez Spinoza

Spinoza expounds the doctrine of self-preservation (conatus) in such a profound way that suicide seems incomprehensible. However, this affirmation contrasts with the frequent references to suicidal acts in his works. To address this contrast and thus support the compatibility between suicide and con...

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Main Author: Eunju Kim
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Language:fra
Published: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon 2020-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/asterion/5222
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description Spinoza expounds the doctrine of self-preservation (conatus) in such a profound way that suicide seems incomprehensible. However, this affirmation contrasts with the frequent references to suicidal acts in his works. To address this contrast and thus support the compatibility between suicide and conatus, I refer to a new reading of Proposition 5 of Ethics III on contrariety. I reveal the complexity of every individual, the existence of conflictuality between their parts and the conatus of each part, which, depending on relationships with external things, enjoys a degree of independence from the conatus of the individual as a whole.
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title Suicide, conatus et conflictualité chez Spinoza
title_full Suicide, conatus et conflictualité chez Spinoza
title_fullStr Suicide, conatus et conflictualité chez Spinoza
title_full_unstemmed Suicide, conatus et conflictualité chez Spinoza
title_short Suicide, conatus et conflictualité chez Spinoza
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url https://journals.openedition.org/asterion/5222
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