Spinoza's 'Ethics' : A Reader's Guide.
Title:
Spinoza's 'Ethics' : A Reader's Guide.
Author:
Cook, J. Thomas.
ISBN:
9781441173294
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (142 pages)
Series:
Reader's Guides
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Spinoza and the Ethics: background and context -- 2. Main themes and influences -- 3. Reading the text -- Part 1 - On God -- Part 2 - On the Nature and Origin of the Mind -- Part 3 - On the Origin and Nature of the Affects -- Part 4 - Of Human Bondage, or the Power of the Emotions -- Part 5 - On the Power of the Intellect, or On Human Freedom -- 4. The influence of the Ethics -- Notes for further reading -- Index.
Abstract:
The Ethics is one of the undisputed masterworks of early modern philosophy. In this single volume Spinoza offers the reader an unorthodox account of God, a novel version of the mind-body relation, a systematic theory of the emotions and a detailed prescription for human virtue and blessedness. Too controversial to be published during his lifetime, it was surreptitiously printed by Spinoza's friends after his death. Nowadays the Ethics is studied in university classes as an exemplary work of early modern rationalism. In Spinoza's 'Ethics': A Reader's Guide, J. Thomas Cook explains the philosophical background against which the book was written and the key themes inherent in the text. The book then guides the reader to a clear understanding of the text as a whole, before exploring the reception and influence of this classic philosophical work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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