Spinoza on art and the cultivation of a disposition toward joyful living

ABSTRACT

This paper forms part of a larger project which seeks to derive a theory of art from a close reading of Spinoza's work. It focuses on the importance of the aligned terms of ingenium and dispositio, which are both used to discuss the central importance of “dispostion” to our capacity to live well. While it is not possible to avoid affects, it is possible to order them in such a way that their negative impacts are lessened and their positive impacts are enhanced. We begin by underlining the importance of disposition to opening the way to understanding. We connect this to Spinoza's acknowledgement of the importance of art in helping to provide a plan for living. We turn to readings of ingenium in the work of Moreau and Balibar to further explore how the concept of disposition helps us to recognise the capacities of works of art to affect their audiences.     

宣和御府印格式研究

本文将现代考古学“类型学”的方法,转用到印章学的研究之中,对所见宣和御府诸印逐一进行了样式分析与位置比较,指出,见于传世品上的宣和印,分别出自50方彼此各异的印章;并通过与《宣和书谱》、《宣和画谱》的对照,辨析出宣和真印、伪印;在此基础上,确认了每一种宣和印的“标准位置”以及宣和印的“常规组合”。还论及宣和印的钤盖原则、仿刻印与原印、宣和印的诸多称谓,以及宣和“五玺”、“六玺”、“七玺”与宣和装的关系等问题。