Spinoza's Non-Concentric Circles. History and Analysis of a Geometrical Example from Hegel until Today
Abstract
One of the issues that has aroused most interest in the recent reception of Spinozism is that of the link between his philosophy and the geometrical method of exposition used in the Ethics. Among the frequent mathematical examples that come with his reasoning, the example of the non-concentric circles included in the famous letter to Meyer has been applauded for its ability to reproduce geometrically the conceptual determination of the infinite. Its interpretation has, however, given rise to conflicting positions. Through a review of its meaning, the present work aims to reconcile two interpretative trends: Hegel’s and Gueroult’s. The aim is, on the one hand, to vindicate the proximity that exists between the two, at least in the analysis of this geometrical example, and, on the other hand, to contribute to the restoration of the stigmatised image that Hegel would have left us of Spinozism.
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