This is the first complete biography of spinoza in any language and is based on detailed archival research. Spinoza was born on november 24, 1632 and given the jewish. Books by baruch spinoza baruch spinoza average rating 4. Spinoza, by roger scruton spinoza a life, by steven nadler. He received a thorough hebrew education in preparation, evidently, for a. Johannes colerus writes the sister of the deceased, rebecca despinosa, reported herself as. Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Two children, isaac and rebecca, were born to michael and rachel. 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. The idea of god in spinozas philosophy a study about its definition, influences and impact based on the first part of ethics. Spinozas life, works, and philosophy the spinoza web.
Practical philosophy by gilles deleuze, looking for spinoza. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. Spinozas ethics by spinoza abebooks shop for books. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. Body cannot determine mind to think, neither can mind determine body to motion or rest or any. Popular spinoza books showing 150 of 187 ethics paperback by. Entertainingly written, more like a historical novel than a serious biography, with a short preface by einstein.
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In calling something cause of itself i mean that its essence involves existence, i. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. Given his cultural and religious background, spinoza was educated in judaism within the close amsterdam community. He received a thorough hebrew education in preparation, evidently, for a rabbinical career. Mar 29, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. 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. 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. Jun 14, 2001 buy spinoza a life by nadler, steven isbn. A renewed interest in spinoza is blossoming internationally. 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.
Spinoza s thought, it is not merely because there are sign of unity in his work, but further because his critics have found such an amazing diversity there. 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. An 800page scholarly overview is unlikely to be best for someone looking for a short beginnerfriendly introduction, for example. 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. A theologicopolitical treatise a political treatise v. 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 best book for you will depend on your preferred learning style and the amount of time that you want to spend reading about spinoza.
Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas presents spinoza and hegel as the most powerful living alternatives to mainstream enlightenment 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 spinozas life and the main. 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. This proposition is supported by the argument, that two. Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. Ways into reading spinoza philosophical bibliotherapy. Yet, for many philosophers and political theorists today, one must choose between hegel or spinoza.
In eip6 spinoza refuses the concept of creation known from the judeochristian tradition. It is difficult to separate the two, since the history of thought is history and, although it be a question of the philosophy of spinoza, the. The ethical significance of substancegod difference in. The poetry here lies in the overarching vision rather than in fine turns of phrase. Spinozas ethics is a wideranging treatise that touches on almost every major area of philosophy. This page contains a list of the best books on or by spinoza. One of the early thinkers of the enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions. Synopsis baruch spinoza 16321677 was one of the most important philosophers of all time. All our modern philosophers, though often perhaps unconsciously, see through the glasses which baruch spinoza ground. This first volume contains spinozas single most important work, the. There seem to be few philosophical problems of any importance that do not find. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of sephardiportuguese origin. In some translations, the scholia are referred to as notes.
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