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I think hes only interesting historically, and i do not get why people rate his philosophy highly still. Professor smiths book is a good general introduction to spinozas great work of metaphysics, ethics demonstrated in a geometrical order. The best books on the philosophy of information recommended by luciano floridi. This word, borges says, is uttered by the philosopher out of his infirmity. Feb 23, 2003 for the past few years i have been looking for spinoza, sometimes in books, sometimes in places, and that is why i am here today. The spinoza net is dedicated to furthering research, knowledge and discussion about the works, reception and contributions of baruch spinoza. Joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain by antonio damasio at indigo.

Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata, usually known as the ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in latin by baruch spinoza. Where he differs from galileo is in his rejection of pps. Bennetts philosophical writings are sophisticated and penetrating. 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. For example, in setting out the essentials of spinoza s outlook, he makes a nice short argument that spinoza was not as is sometimes claimed an atheist. Maimonides, references which would have helped him in his analysis of spinoza s theory of truth, especially in his final chapter, truth and freedom. His exposition of the main lines of spinoza s thought is clear and in my opinion correct. Novelists work on the philosophers landmark ethics helped develop her astute grasp of human emotion. Includes a wide range of spinoza information and many links to other sites. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. A study of spinozas ethics by jonathan bennett, 9780915145836, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. However, the emphasis is on the moral rather than the metaphysical implications of the work. Leibniz the rationalists and locke, berkeley, and hume the empiricists. Modeled on the new nietzsche, this collection revitalizes the thought of s.

I find spinozas ethics very difficult to read and comprehend. So in the summer of 1930, amid his sailing and ruminations in caputh, he composed a credo, what i believe, that he recorded for a humanrights group and later published. Performance, anxiety and urban pleasure in a spinozistic community. This is, by the way, in the context of a fine summary of spinoza s rationalism. Spinoza reconsidered jonathan israel, radical enlightenment. Two books have been published in the series so far. Member of the international league of antiquarian booksellers. The oxford professor of philosophy and the ethics of information says methods for discussing the ethics of information technology have been latent in philosophy from its origins. Dec 01, 2003 spinoza s book of life leads the reader through the basic teachings of spinoza s ethics and his theologicalpolitical treatise. Today, spinoza is considered one of the great rationalists of the 17thcentury philosophy, laying the groundwork for the 18th century enlightenment and modern. Nelson his book is held in high regard by philosophers, and its easy to understand why. 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.

Understandng the life of spinoza will give us some insights on the context in. Baruch spinoza neither protested the edict nor tried to reverse it. Philosophy and the making of modernity 16501750 oxford university press. We specialize in spinozana, christian hebraists, scholarly periodicals in the fields of judaica and biblestudies, german judaica, jewish. Oct 04, 2001 spinoza shares with galileo the notion that god has written two books. A guide for the perplexed guides for the perplexed. But in short, the spinoza real is the immanent of what augustines ideal is the transcendent. A life of spinoza testifies to the difficulty of producing a biography of this paradigmatically difficult man. Texts include the writings of hume, descartes, bacon, berkeley, newton, locke, mill, edwards, kant, leibniz, malebranche, spinoza, hobbes, and reid. For the past few years i have been looking for spinoza, sometimes in books, sometimes in places, and that is why i am here today. Most of it consists of an analytic discussion of spinoza s ideas and how they were interpreted and misinterpreted by later commentators. This site seems to have gone dormant for some time.

Next, yes, spinozas love of god does allow for, what i called some years ago in a paper of mine, the other city of god. Project gutenberg offers 61811 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Klever can be found at the same site a biographical sketch in french has been put up at cerphis website, by pierrefrancois moreau spinoza. In this posthumously published book ethics, he equated god with nature by writing god or nature four times. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. And perhaps nothing is farther from this idea than the view spinoza held of himself and man in the world. The best books on the philosophy of information five books. Nov 08, 2015 we kickoff our series of videos dedicated to spinoza s philosophy with a short biography of the dutch philosopher. It demonstrates that spinoza s intention was to free people from their unconscious and irrational passions so that they could learn to truly be themselves. Maxime rovere, le clan spinoza, flammarion much has been said about spinoza and the life he led especially when it comes to.

It was written between 1661 and 1675 and was first published posthumously in 1677. Reason papers 169 the cambridge companion spinoza, ed. Vittorio morfino, the spinozamachiavelli encounter trans. His life and philosophy have long attracted the attention of. Notwithstanding these historical faults, marks book makes an estimable contribution to the study of spinoza. Einstein tried to express these feelings clearly, both for himself and all of those who wanted a simple answer from him about his faith. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting. Jan 06, 2000 baruch spinoza 163277 remains one of the most important but also, paradoxically, neglected of all the great enlightenment philosophers. The volume should interest not only the growing group of scholars attracted to spinozas ideas on ethics, politics, and subjectivity, but also theorists in a variety of modeled on the new nietzsche, this collection revitalizes the thought of spinoza. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader.

I then explore the problematic way in which spinoza applies the doctrine of self preservation to human psychology. However, the first two parts of the book in which he outlines his views pantheistic view and argues against dualism are the most difficult parts to read. These philosophers explore spinozas most important themes in detail, opening up new possibilities for reading and interpreting spinoza. These essays establish spinozas rightful role in the development and direction of contemporary continental philosophy.

Spinoza is creating god out of the word, as the poet creates the text. Nature, to spinoza, is a metaphysical substance, not physical matter. Spinoza biography by margaret gullanwhur spinozaauthors blog. Books by cariolato lexistence nue by alfonso cariolato paperback, published 2009 by transparence isbn. This is an excellent commentary on spinozas ethics. George eliot translation of spinoza sheds new light on her fiction.

In subversive spinoza, antonio negri spells out the philosophical credo that inspired his radical renewal of marxism and his compelling analysis of the modern state and the global economy by means of an inspiring reading of the challenging metaphysics of the seventeenthcentury dutchjewish philosopher spinoza. A curious pastime, as you can see, and one that i had never. 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. The splendidly researched biography by margaret gullanwhur presents a very different picture and is a very different kind of book. Dave mesing chantal jaquet, affects, actions, and passions in spinoza trans. Kant and his magnum opus, learning from six philosophers. A guide for the perplexed guides for the perplexed by charles jarrett isbn. Dec 15, 2003 buy the paperback book looking for spinoza. Everything you always wanted to know about spinoza books. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Unbowed, he abjured both the god of israel and the people of israel, and replaced his old religion.