Spinoza's Ethics
A Critical Guide
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:3rd Jan '19
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A clear and ground-breaking exploration of the challenging system of philosophy set out by Spinoza in his masterpiece.
Bringing together an international and diverse team of authors, this book makes use of cutting-edge research to provide new perspectives on Spinoza's masterpiece, addressing issues including identity, rationality, and freedom. The volume will appeal to scholars and students of modern philosophy, metaphysics, and Jewish thought.Spinoza's Ethics, published in 1677, is considered his greatest work and one of history's most influential philosophical treatises. This volume brings established scholars together with new voices to engage with the complex system of philosophy proposed by Spinoza in his masterpiece. Topics including identity, thought, free will, metaphysics, and reason are all addressed, as individual chapters investigate the key themes of the Ethics and combine to offer readers a fresh and thought-provoking view of the work as a whole. Written in a clear and accessible style, the volume sets out cutting-edge research that reflects, challenges, and promotes the most recent scholarly advances in the field of Spinoza studies, tackling old issues and bringing to light new subjects for debate.
'This new Cambridge Critical Guide to Spinoza's Ethics offers an extensive, thought-provoking, and up-to-date state of the scholarly conversation that surrounds one of Spinoza's most studied masterpieces.' Journal of the History of Philosophy
ISBN: 9781107542822
Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 21mm
Weight: 500g
360 pages