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Summary
"Published shortly after his death in 1677, Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza? s greatest work: a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the na... Full description
Summary: |
"Published shortly after his death in 1677, Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza? s greatest work: a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding, moving from a consideration of the eternal to speculate upon humanity's place in the natural order, freedom, and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection."--Page 4 of cover. |
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Item Description: |
"This translation first published in the USA in A Spinoza reader by Princeton University Press 1994"--Title page verso. |
Physical Description: |
xix, 186 pages ; 20 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page xvii) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780140435719 0140435719 |
Author Notes: |
Edwin Curley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan and editor and translator of Spinoza's Collected Works. Stuart Hampshire was elected a Fellow of All Souls in 1936 and was a tutor in philosophy. He has held numerous presitigious academic posts. |