Spinoza's 'Ethics' by Steven Nadler

Spinoza's 'Ethics' by Steven Nadler

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In this 2006 book, Nadler explains the doctrines and arguments of the Ethics and examines the philosophical background to Spinoza's thought and the dialogues in which Spinoza was engaged. He shows why Spinoza's endlessly fascinating ideas may have been so troubling to his contemporaries, as well as why they are still highly relevant today.

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Spinoza's 'Ethics' by Steven Nadler

Spinoza's Ethics is one of the most remarkable, important, and difficult books in the history of philosophy: a treatise simultaneously on metaphysics, knowledge, philosophical psychology, moral philosophy, and political philosophy. It presents, in Spinoza's famous 'geometric method', his radical views on God, Nature, the human being, and happiness. In this wide-ranging 2006 introduction to the work, Steven Nadler explains the doctrines and arguments of the Ethics, and shows why Spinoza's endlessly fascinating ideas may have been so troubling to his contemporaries, as well as why they are still highly relevant today. He also examines the philosophical background to Spinoza's thought and the dialogues in which Spinoza was engaged - with his contemporaries (including Descartes and Hobbes), with ancient thinkers (especially the Stoics), and with his Jewish rationalist forebears. His book is written for the student reader but will also be of interest to specialists in early modern philosophy.
'This is an excellent introduction to the Ethics, which will appeal to readers from a variety of backgrounds and which, at the same time, makes a substantial contribution to Spinoza scholarship' Philosophy Reviews
'For anyone seeking to achieve … understanding, Seven Madler's Spinoza's 'Ethics': An Introduction is a superb place to start. The Times Literary Supplement
Steven Nadler is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is author of Spinoza: A Life (1999) and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche (2000).
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ISBN 13 9780521836203
ISBN 10 0521836204
Titre Spinoza's 'Ethics'
Auteur Steven Nadler
Série Cambridge Introductions To Key Philosophical Texts
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Cambridge University Press
Année de publication 2006-05-25
Nombre de pages 300
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