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. Baruch, mirjam, and gabriel were born to mi chael and debora. Synopsis baruch spinoza 16321677 was one of the most important philosophers of all time. Spinoza was born on november 24, 1632 and given the jewish. Ex editione operum quoquot reperta sunt quam curaverant j. Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas presents spinoza and hegel as the most powerful living alternatives to mainstream enlightenment thought. Given his cultural and religious background, spinoza was educated in judaism within the close amsterdam community. To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him. Land seorsum repetita classic reprint, and more on. It is a continually developing, active project whose success depends on. Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza. Books by baruch spinoza baruch spinoza average rating 4. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. In some translations, the scholia are referred to as notes.
This proposition is supported by the argument, that two. Spinozas ethics by spinoza abebooks shop for books. Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In calling something cause of itself i mean that its essence involves existence, i. In eip6 spinoza refuses the concept of creation known from the judeochristian tradition. An 800page scholarly overview is unlikely to be best for someone looking for a short beginnerfriendly introduction, for example. The ethical significance of substancegod difference in. All our modern philosophers, though often perhaps unconsciously, see through the glasses which baruch spinoza ground. Spinozas life, works, and philosophy the spinoza web. The living thoughts of spinoza, by arnold zweig on spinoza, by diane steinberg. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas 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. Mar 29, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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Body cannot determine mind to think, neither can mind determine body to motion or rest or any. It is a continually developing, active project whose success depends on its users. Ways into reading spinoza philosophical bibliotherapy. The poetry here lies in the overarching vision rather than in fine turns of phrase. There seem to be few philosophical problems of any importance that do not find. Yet, for many philosophers and political theorists today, one must choose between hegel or spinoza. Baruch spinoza shelved 24 times as spinoza avg rating 4.
He received a thorough hebrew education in preparation, evidently, for a. A selection of philosophy texts by philosophers of the early modern period, prepared with a view to making them easier to read while leaving intact the main arguments, doctrines, and lines of 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. Practical philosophy by gilles deleuze, looking for spinoza. Texts include the writings of hume, descartes, bacon, berkeley, newton, locke, mill, edwards, kant, leibniz, malebranche, spinoza, hobbes, and reid. Entertainingly written, more like a historical novel than a serious biography, with a short preface by einstein. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. 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.
I found andrew boyles translatio n acceptable, but i also consulted edwin curleys often used version, available in a spinoza reader an inexpensive collection that includes many of spinozas other key works. One of the early thinkers of the enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions. Jun 14, 2001 buy spinoza a life by nadler, steven isbn. A renewed interest in spinoza is blossoming internationally. In his midtwenties, he began to turn away from his religion. This is the first complete biography of spinoza in any language and is based on detailed archival research. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting. 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 spinozas life and the main. Popular spinoza books showing 150 of 187 ethics paperback by.
Spinozas ethics is a wideranging treatise that touches on almost every major area of philosophy. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting work being done on spinoza today. 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. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. Historical research is shedding light on spinozas circles and the connection between the politicalreligious conflicts in the dutch republic and his role as the philosopher of modernity. 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. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. The seven best books on or by spinoza the daily idea. Johannes colerus writes the sister of the deceased, rebecca despinosa, reported herself as. Two children, isaac and rebecca, were born to michael and rachel. He received a thorough hebrew education in preparation, evidently, for a rabbinical career. Spinoza, by roger scruton spinoza a life, by steven nadler.
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