The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinoza s writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work this first volume contains spinoza s single most important work, the ethics, and. The collection comprises books by and about spinoza, both scholarly works and books written for a broad audience. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza. Theologicopolitical treatise is the only work of baruch spinoza s original philosophy published during his lifetime. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library. His writing has been commissioned by penned in the margins and the university of leicester and published by block, aschb and the architects journal. The seven best books on or by spinoza the daily idea.
Spinoza s ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata ethics demonstrated in geometrical order is based on a deductive method derived from euclidean geometry. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Spinoza uses the methods of euclid to describe a single entity, properly called both god and nature, of which mind and matter are two manifestations. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinoza s writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. With a life of spinoza and an introduction by joseph ratner the modern library of the worlds best books, 60.
Spinozas ethics by spinoza abebooks shop for books. The omission is doubly strange considering that he typically gets bland and solemn respecthe was either an unparalleled genius, or a buffoon, but its hard for me to see something in between. All our modern philosophers, though often perhaps unconsciously, see through the glasses which baruch spinoza ground. His life and philosophy have long attracted the attention of. Whereas studies of spinoza in english have emphasized the logic of the ethics, these essays instead focus on the marginal and developmental moments that have had such a profound effect on french thought. Also included are selections from other works by spinoza, chosen by curley to make the ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. As this is a very short introduction, too much attention was paid to the personal and historical background of spinoza in my opinion. What should i read to learn about spinozas philososphy. Baruch spinoza was a seventeenthcentury dutch philosopher who tried to reinvent religion moving it away from something based on superstition and ideas of direct divine intervention to being a discipline that was far more impersonal, quasiscientific and. The book is perhaps the most ambitious attempt to apply the method of euclid in philosophy. The book of god, one of his earliest works, came to light only a hundred years ago in two slightly varying dutch manuscripts. Among the innumerable treasures the nazis stole from europe during world war ii was a collection of books displayed at the spinoza museum in rijnsburg, holland.
Spinozas father, miguel, and his uncle, manuel, then moved to amsterdam where they reassumed their judaism. Spinoza contra phenomenology fundamentally recasts the history of postwar french thought, typically presumed to have been driven by a critique of reason indebted to nietzsche and heidegger. Ethics spinozapart 1 wikisource, the free online library. The ethics ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata by benedict. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In his brilliant synthesis of geometrical method, religious sentiment, and secular science, he attempted to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch, and to present a vision of humanity as simultaneously bound by. Considered one of the great rationalists of 17thcentury philosophy, spinoza s posthumous masterpiece ethics, in which he opposed descartess mindbody dualism, has earned him recognition as one of western philosophys most important thinkers. Thomas pearson is a poet, artist, musician and architectural conservationist from the northeast of england, based in york.
Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. Zijn boeken waren tweehonderd jaar lang verboden in europa, omdat zijn historische bijbelkritiek zou leiden tot atheisme en fatalisme. A creative moment with spinoza new song part 9 duration. Heine the multitudes, ever prone to superstition, and caring more for the shreds of antiquity than for eternal truths, pays homage to the books of the bible, rather than to the word of god. In spite of which, he remains the best known and least read of the great thinkers. No doubt it will be difficult for those who think about things loosely, and have not been accustomed to know them by their primary causes, to comprehend the demonstration of prop. On a related note, for readers new to spinoza, howard ruttenburgs introduction to modern philosophy phil 2 audio lectures may also be helpful. We do not know for certain what spinozas monstrous deeds and. Ex editione operum quoquot reperta sunt quam curaverant j.
Overall, i highly recommend this version of the ethics for studentsreaders seeking an accessible introduction to spinoza. Improvement of the understanding, ethics and correspondence. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 186 pages and is available in paperback format. Looking for spinoza by damasio, antonio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book was of great help to me to create a general overview of spinoza s thought, especially when reading spinoza s primary works on the side.
The spinoza problem, by irvin yalom the washington post. The main characters of this philosophy, non fiction story are. Published shortly after his death, the ethics is undoubtedly spinoza s greatest work an elegant, fully cohesive cosmology derived from first principles, providing a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to. Although published after spinoza s death, in 1677, it is considered his greatest and most famous work. Spinoza asserts that ethics can be based on a geometric model in which axioms and propositions follow each other with. Land seorsum repetita classic reprint, and more on. The philosophy of spinoza, selected from his chief works. Pdf ethics book by baruch spinoza free download 186 pages. Practical philosophy by gilles deleuze, looking for spinoza. The ethics by baruch spinoza, free pdf, ebook global grey. The reader is presented with a living debate engaged by firstrate scholars, who come to grips with the ideas of a philosopher seen as one of the few founders of the modern mind. Correspondence from a twovolume chief works collection. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Books by baruch spinoza baruch spinoza average rating 4.
The living thoughts of spinoza, by arnold zweig on spinoza, by diane steinberg. In it, spinoza tries to set out a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. The first part of the book addresses the relationship between god and the universe. Spinoza is today considered the philosopher of modern times, as aristotle was the philosopher of antiquity. The essays collected in this volume suggest that what applies to althusser applies to his whole generation that spinoza is an unsuspected but very real presence in the work of contemporary philosophers from deleuze and lacan to foucault and derrida. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Baruch spinoza has 177 books on goodreads with 118405 ratings. I look forward to using other installments of this oxford series. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.
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