How Long to Read The Metaphysics of the Material World

How Long Does it Take to Read The Metaphysics of the Material World?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read The Metaphysics of the Material World by Tad M. Schmaltz

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Description

In The Metaphysics of the Material World, Tad M. Schmaltz traces a particular development of the metaphysics of the material world in early modern thought. The route Schmaltz follows derives from a critique of Spinoza in the work of Pierre Bayle. Bayle charged in particular that Spinoza's monistic conception of the material world founders on the account of extension and its "modes" and parts that he inherited from Descartes, and that Descartes in turn inherited from late scholasticism, and ultimately from Aristotle. After an initial discussion of Bayle's critique of Spinoza and its relation to Aristotle's distinction between substance and accident, this study starts with the original re-conceptualization of Aristotle's metaphysics of the material world that we find in the work of the early modern scholastic Suárez. What receives particular attention is Suárez's introduction of the "modal distinction" and his distinctive account of the Aristotelian accident of "continuous quantity." This examination of Suárez is followed by a treatment of the connections of his particular version of the scholastic conception of the material world to the very different conception that Descartes offered. Especially important is Descartes's view of the relation of extended substance both to its modes and to the parts that compose it. Finally, there is a consideration of what these developments in Suárez and Descartes have to teach us about Spinoza's monistic conception of the material world. Of special concern here is to draw on this historical narrative to provide a re-assessment of Bayle's critique of Spinoza.

How long is The Metaphysics of the Material World?

The Metaphysics of the Material World by Tad M. Schmaltz is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Metaphysics of the Material World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read The Metaphysics of the Material World aloud.

What Reading Level is The Metaphysics of the Material World?

The Metaphysics of the Material World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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