Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. All our modern philosophers, though often perhaps unconsciously, see through the glasses which baruch spinoza ground. The book displays a panoramic picture of spinoza scholarship. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of portuguese sephardi origin. Books by baruch spinoza baruch spinoza average rating 4. Feb 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An 800page scholarly overview is unlikely to be best for someone looking for a short beginnerfriendly introduction, for example. The seven best books on or by spinoza the daily idea. It was written between 1661 and 1675 1 and was first published posthumously in 1677. 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.
His magnum opus, the posthumous ethics, in which he opposed descartes mindbody dualism, has earned him recognition as one of western philosophys most important thinkers. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. When his rabbi offered him a pension to stop writing and tow the line he replied, i thank you for the trouble you took teaching me hebrew and ill return the favor by teaching you excommunication a man much misunderstood in his time, though time the great healer has now rectified that. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinozas philosophy.
The living thoughts of spinoza, by arnold zweig on spinoza, by diane steinberg. Tratado politico portuguese edition by baruch spinoza. 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. To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him. Baruch spinoza i would warn you that i do not attribute. Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Today, spinoza is considered one of the great rationalists of the 17thcentury philosophy, laying the groundwork for the 18th century enlightenment and modern.
Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of spinoza s work was not fully realized until years after his death. One of the early thinkers of the enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. 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. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of spinozas work was not fully realized until years after his death. This is the first complete biography of spinoza in any language and is based on detailed archival research. Improvement of the understanding the ethics baruch spinoza. Baruch spinoza quotes from i would warn you that i do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. The breadth and importance of spinozas work was not fully realized until many years after his death. A very short biography of spinoza accompanied by a series of.
Baruch spinoza has 178 books on goodreads with 118128 ratings. Ex editione operum quoquot reperta sunt quam curaverant j. Synopsis baruch spinoza 16321677 was one of the most important philosophers of all time. His books were later added to the catholic churchs index of forbidden books. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, wellordered or confused. Among philosophers, spinoza is best known for his ethics, a monumental work that presents an ethical vision. Ethics by baruch spinoza and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Land seorsum repetita classic reprint, and more on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click here for more information the only complete edition in english of baruch spinozas works, this volume features samuel shirleys preeminent translations, distinguished at once by the lucidity and fluency with which they convey the flavor and meaning of spinozas original texts. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of sephardiportuguese origin. This page contains a list of the best books on or by spinoza. On the improvement of the understanding the ethics. Spinozas father, miguel, and his uncle, manuel, then moved to amsterdam where they reassumed their judaism. The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinoza s philosophy. Nadler characterizes the treatise as one of the most important and influential books in the history of philosophy, in religious.
Jun 14, 2001 spinoza, was one of the first in biblical criticism, and for his pains, was excommunicated. Be that as it may, spinozas fundamental insight in book one is that nature. Some justification, however, of the treatment accorded spinoza s ethics may b. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. He was raised in the portuguese jewish community in amsterdam, but was.
The best book for you will depend on your preferred learning style and the amount of time that you want to spend reading about spinoza. By rejecting the descartes mindbody realism and the traditional presentation of god by the jewish and christian traditions, spinoza paved the way to modern rationalism. Improvement of the understanding the ethics spinoza. Spinoza, by roger scruton spinoza a life, by steven nadler. 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.
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