Spinoza's Ethics: A Reader's Guide (Reader's Guides)
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Manufacturer: Continuum
EAN (European Article Number): 9780826489166
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: J. Thomas Cook
Publisher: Continuum
Dewey Decimal Number: 170
Publication Date: 2007-12-09
Reading Level: 174
Description: This is a comprehensive and thorough guide to Spinoza's masterpiece of Rationalist thought. "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.
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Review Summary: Spinoza's Ethics by J.Thomas Cook
Date: 2008-09-19
Details: Although I had previously read a significant amount about Spinoza's life, I found penetrating "Ethics" a tough task. You need some guidance to understand his codes and the geometric form of narrative. J.Thomas Cook writes in a scholarly manner and did just that for me.
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