Persistence through Time in Spinoza

Jason Waller is an assistant professor of philosophy at Eastern Illinois University. He has recently published articles on Spinoza in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Journal of Philosophical Research, and Iyyun: The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly among others. He works primarily on Modern Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Political Philosophy.

• Chapter One: Spinoza and the Problem of PersistenceChapter Two: The Infinite Intellect and the Case for EternalismChapter Three: Human Perception and the Illusion of Temporal PassageChapter Four: Conatus and a Temporal Parts MetaphysicChapter Five: The 3D/4D Tension in Spinoza’s MetaphysicsChapter Six: The Persistence of Bodies

Persistence Through Time in Spinoza is a tough-minded and gracefully-written discussion of some of Spinoza’s most enduring metaphysical insights into the nature of time, material constitution, and temporal continuity. Fully conversant with contemporary literature on space and time, Jason Waller is able to tease out of Spinoza’s texts issues of abiding philosophical concern.