If you want to study spinoza, this is the first book id advise you to read. The ethics spinozas main work, is exposed as is a treatise on geometry. However, the emphasis is on the moral rather than the metaphysical implications of the work. Spinozas scandalous treatise and the birth of the secular age 2011, the philosopher, the priest, and the painter. Also, a good book which unintendedly summarizes history of jews immigrating from spain and prtugal to nederlands in 14th and 15th century. So, this book has redeeming qualities, but it also came across as a bit predictable. It discusses the nature of human beings, the way in which.
Finally, although it depends on a posteriori grounds to which spinoza would rather not appeal, the cosmological argument. We kickoff our series of videos dedicated to spinozas philosophy with a short biography of the dutch philosopher. The splendidly researched biography by margaret gullanwhur presents a very different picture and is a very different kind of book. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. In this way, the citizen spinoza also found the agreement and unity with others. Seligman, author of flourish the spinoza problem is a ringing endorsement for an authentically philosophical life, wherein a toweringly heroic philosopher is persecuted in two eras. One of the classical texts of philosophy, spinozas ethics is also one of the most difficult to understand. I will, however, offer the basic material so that the reader may judge whether i am right or not.
Without an adequate understanding of what spinoza means by idea, which has nothing at all to do with todays usage, the enormity of the uniqueness of spinoza s epistemological revolution will go unnoticed. That said, yaloms book sparked my interest in spinoza. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. Rejecting both the mindbody dualism of descartes and traditional religious views about god and the universe, spinoza s philosophy was groundbreaking in its radical understanding of the relationship between the human person and the divine, the nature of moral action, and the relativization of the. Ethics, demonstrated in geometrical order usually known as the ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in latin by baruch spinoza. Baruchs father, michael spinoza, born in 1587 in vidiger portu.
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. Improvement of the understanding, ethics and correspondence. Spinoza biography by margaret gullanwhur spinozaauthors blog. I also read his other books on spinoza, youll like his way of explaining. Project gutenberg offers 61847 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him. We specialize in spinozana, christian hebraists, scholarly periodicals in the fields of judaica and biblestudies, german judaica, jewish. Klever can be found at the same site a biographical sketch in french has been put up at cerphis website, by pierrefrancois moreau spinoza. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Nelson his book is held in high regard by philosophers, and its easy to understand why. As the ontological argument makes clear, gods very essence includes existence. Joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain is a delightful combination of philosophical musings, neurobiological science, and creative writing three subjects one does not often see intermingled within the same work. Feb 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Nadler is one of the best living spinoza interpretors. Professor smiths book is a good general introduction to spinozas great work of metaphysics, ethics demonstrated in a geometrical order. He is the author of many books, including loves executioner, theory and practice in group psychotherapy, and when nietzsche wept. It is more in the genre of psychobiography, attempting to plumb the depths of spinozas character and claiming that he was far from the saintly but emotionally cool person of tradition. At a time of zealotry, spinoza matters more than ever. Spinoza biography by margaret gullanwhur spinozaauthor. Try not to get put off by the appearance of the geometrical method.
If you can read french, gueroults spinoza is peerless scholarship on the philosopher, but perhaps not the best if youre looking just for an introduction. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. In truth, yaloms explanation is speculation the spinoza problem could have been something else entirely. 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. The spinoza problem, by irvin yalom the washington post. Although the ethics can be difficult, spinoza himself is not always. Despite an early rabbinical education, he was expelled from the synagogue at amsterdam for defending heretical opinions in 1656. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of sephardiportuguese origin. Spinozas magnum opus, the ethics, was published posthumously in the year of his death. Understandng the life of spinoza will give us some insights on the context in.
By god, i mean a being absolutely infinitethat is, a substance consisting in infinite attributes, of which each expresses eternal and infinite essentiality explanationi say absolutely infinite, not infinite after its kind. What should i read to learn about spinozas philososphy. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. It was written between 1661 and 1675 and was first published posthumously in 1677 the book is perhaps the most ambitious attempt to apply the method of euclid in philosophy. Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. In the event things got worse, and spinoza gave up the idea of publishing the ethics, believing that it would create such a cloud of hostility as to obscure, in the minds even of reasonable people, the real meaning of its arguments. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. Among the innumerable treasures the nazis stole from europe during world war ii was a collection of books displayed at the spinoza museum in. It is a discussion and illustration of spinozas on the improvement of the understanding.
Of all the philosophers of the seventeenth century, spinoza is among the most relevant today. Going back to the classic scholarship of the previous generation, consider bennetts a study of spinoza s ethics. Moreover, nothing else could possibly prevent the existence of that substance which has infinite attributes in itself. How do you solve a problem like reading the ethics. At a first look, you may open the book to find dry definitions, arcane axioms and a series of propositions, pareddown to provide an economical and. The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinoza s philosophy. Baruch spinoza has 178 books on goodreads with 118128 ratings. Member of the international league of antiquarian booksellers. 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 themes of his philosophy. 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. In this final instalment, how the ethics is not just a philosophical treatise, but also a. Ways into reading spinoza philosophical bibliotherapy. Ive picked up spinoza s treatise and a book forged in hell. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. The philosophy of spinoza by baruch spinoza and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ethics spinozapart 1 wikisource, the free online library. In this final instalment, how the ethics is not just a philosophical treatise, but also a training manual for a philosophical. The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinozas philosophy. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. The title of dimitris vardoulakiss edited volume spinoza now should be read in at least three ways. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. 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. The ethics is a philosophical book written by baruch spinoza. It was written between 1661 and 1675 and was first published posthumously in 1677. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. Spinoza supposed it easy to demonstrate that such a being does really exist.
Most of it consists of an analytic discussion of spinoza s ideas and how they were interpreted and misinterpreted by later commentators. Nov 08, 2015 we kickoff our series of videos dedicated to spinoza s philosophy with a short biography of the dutch philosopher. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. The spinoza problem, by irvin yalom washington post. Buy ethics penguin classics new ed by spinoza, benedict, hampshire, stuart, curley, edwin isbn. Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata, usually known as the ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in latin by baruch spinoza. 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.
The book displays a panoramic picture of spinoza scholarship over the last three. This was the first complete biography of spinoza in any language and is based on detailed archival research. 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. Baruch spinoza was born to portuguese jews living in exile in holland, but his life among the marranos there was often unsettled.
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