Etika’nın Sosyolojik Tahayyülü ve Spinoza’nın Sosyolojiye Etkileri Üzerine
On the Sociological Imagination of the Ethics And Spinoza’s Influences in Sociology

Summary/Abstract: Here I examine various relationships between sociological theory and Spinoza and try to show that at the center of Spinoza’s philosophy lies a sociological imagination. The sociological imagination of the Ethics is manifested in the idea that the solution of individual/psychological trouble can be achieved in the social field and through a collective effort. “Adequate ideas” or “common notions” that enable individuals to overcome sorrowful passions can be constructed within social relationships. According to the sociological imagination of the Ethics, social relations create “emergent properties” that cannot be reduced to their constituent parts, namely individuals; in this respect, Spinoza also provides a philosophical basis for the relational sociology. I suggest relations of friendship as a possible model for this kind of emergent relationships. Finally, through the works of Althusser and Bourdieu, I try to reveal that Spinoza also has a significant influence in the introduction of body to social thought.

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