This proposition is supported by the argument, that two. Yet, for many philosophers and political theorists today, one must choose between hegel or spinoza. 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. Just to be clear, there is no single best book on spinoza. Spinozas ethics is a wideranging treatise that touches on almost every major area of philosophy. Johannes colerus writes the sister of the deceased, rebecca despinosa, reported herself as. The poetry here lies in the overarching vision rather than in fine turns of phrase. Baruch, mirjam, and gabriel were born to mi chael and debora. Jun 14, 2001 buy spinoza a life by nadler, steven isbn. The ethical significance of substancegod difference in. Texts include the writings of hume, descartes, bacon, berkeley, newton, locke, mill, edwards, kant, leibniz, malebranche, spinoza, hobbes, and reid. A renewed interest in spinoza is blossoming internationally.
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. Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas presents spinoza and hegel as the most powerful living alternatives to mainstream enlightenment thought. The idea of god in spinozas philosophy a study about its definition, influences and impact based on the first part of ethics. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of sephardiportuguese origin.
Practical philosophy by gilles deleuze, looking for spinoza. 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. In some translations, the scholia are referred to as notes. 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. 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. 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 calling something cause of itself i mean that its essence involves existence, i. Synopsis baruch spinoza 16321677 was one of the most important philosophers of all time. This page contains a list of the best books on or by spinoza. An 800page scholarly overview is unlikely to be best for someone looking for a short beginnerfriendly introduction, for example. 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.
This is the first complete biography of spinoza in any language and is based on detailed archival research. Ex editione operum quoquot reperta sunt quam curaverant j. It is a continually developing, active project whose success depends on its users. The seven best books on or by spinoza the daily idea. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ways into reading spinoza philosophical bibliotherapy. 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. Spinoza is the only thinker to both espouse and explicate the existence and operation of the human mind. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting. To see the presence of spinoza, louis althusser once quipped, one must at least have heard of him. There seem to be few philosophical problems of any importance that do not find. Spinoza, by roger scruton spinoza a life, by steven nadler. Popular spinoza books showing 150 of 187 ethics paperback by. The living thoughts of spinoza, by arnold zweig on spinoza, by diane steinberg.
Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. 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. This first volume contains spinozas single most important work, the. Spinozas ethics by spinoza abebooks shop for books. Mar 29, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Land seorsum repetita classic reprint, and more on. Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza.
He received a thorough hebrew education in preparation, evidently, for a rabbinical career. Entertainingly written, more like a historical novel than a serious biography, with a short preface by einstein. One of the early thinkers of the enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions. Books by baruch spinoza baruch spinoza average rating 4.
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. Two children, isaac and rebecca, were born to michael and rachel. In his midtwenties, he began to turn away from his religion. Given his cultural and religious background, spinoza was educated in judaism within the close amsterdam community. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Spinozas life, works, and philosophy the spinoza web. All our modern philosophers, though often perhaps unconsciously, see through the glasses which baruch spinoza ground. A theologicopolitical treatise a political treatise v. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. 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. In eip6 spinoza refuses the concept of creation known from the judeochristian tradition. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Spinoza was born on november 24, 1632 and given the jewish.
Baruch spinoza shelved 24 times as spinoza avg rating 4. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. 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. Body cannot determine mind to think, neither can mind determine body to motion or rest or any. He received a thorough hebrew education in preparation, evidently, for a.
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