Spinoza and literature for life: A practical theory of art

这个项目旨在构建一种斯宾诺兹主义的艺术理论，展示艺术的享受如何促进美好生活的艺术。许多艺术家颂扬了斯宾诺莎哲学对他们作品的鼓舞作用，但哲学家们否认或忽视了他的哲学与艺术的相关性。通过跨文学和哲学资源的工作，这个项目将展示浪漫主义、维多利亚和现代主义作家如何利用他的思想。该项目预计将对斯宾诺莎研究、哲学、文学和伦理学做出贡献，并展示艺术享受如何以及为什么对人类健康和福祉至关重要。

This project aims to construct a Spinozistic theory of art that shows how the enjoyment of art promotes the art of living well. Many artists have celebrated the inspirational force of Spinoza’s philosophy on their works, but philosophers have denied or neglected the relevance of his philosophy to art. By working across literary and philosophical resources, this project will show how Romantic, Victorian, and Modernist writers drew on his thought. This project expects to contribute to Spinoza studies, philosophy and literature and ethics, and show how and why artistic enjoyment is essential for human health and wellbeing.