{"product_id":"9783032080110","title":"The Metaphysics of De Sade: Entropy, Modality and Quantity","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Metaphysics of De Sade: Entropy, Modality and Quantity\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHusbands, Conor\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; color: #215f9a;\"\u003eThis book present Sade’s core metaphysical commitments as a coherent and logical system. It analyses his central ontological principle of entropy and shows that Sade endorsed neither egoism nor materialism but was a forerunner to 19th Century thermodynamics. It then turns to his philosophy of money and finance, including his critique of phenomenology, his axiology, and his attack on theories of expected utility. It concludes by considering the extent to which a normative ethical theory can be salvaged from his otherwise largely deconstructive opus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; color: #215f9a;\"\u003eThe Metaphysics of De Sade \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; color: #215f9a;\"\u003eis essential reading for all scholars and researchers of early modern philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-10-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032080110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-08012-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 136\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44478029398156,"sku":"9783032080110","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032080110.jpg?v=1776875065","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032080110","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}