Spinoza biography by margaret gullanwhur spinozaauthor. It is difficult to separate the two, since the history of thought is history and, although it be a question of the philosophy of spinoza, the. Betraying spinoza the renegade jew who gave us modernity r. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. Spinozas scandalous treatise and the birth of the secular age 2011, the philosopher, the priest, and the painter. Member of the international league of antiquarian booksellers. Spinoza was born to a marano family in amsterdam holland.
What should i read to learn about spinozas philososphy. As a jew it was the hebrew bible that concerned him most. Spinozas discussion of the infinite draws on several sources, including descartes, who distinguished between infinites comprehended by the understanding and those conceived in the imagination. Lo scorso anno abbiamo stampato non per scelta nostra l agenda di spinoza in proprio, e ringraziamo chi ci ha sostenuto nonostante il prodotto artigianale. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. Also, because of his writing style, the text is rather dull if youre not used to that kind of reading, as i wasnt. Try not to get put off by the appearance of the geometrical method. Biblical criticism by bernard spinoza the study and investigation of biblical writings was propelled by the philosopher spinoza 163277. Betraying spinoza the renegade jew who gave us modernity. At the core of spinozas ambitious philosophical agenda is.
Ways into reading spinoza philosophical bibliotherapy. 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. At a first look, you may open the book to find dry definitions, arcane axioms and a series of propositions, pareddown to provide an economical and. Is spinozas ethics accessible to beginners in philosophy. Baruch spinoza has 178 books on goodreads with 118128 ratings. His thought combines a commitment to a number of cartesian metaphysical and epistemological principles with elements from ancient stoicism, hobbes. It is a strong collection of essays that are individually thoughtprovoking and collectively coherent, giving the widest possible overview of the interesting work being done on spinoza today. In the event things got worse, and spinoza gave up the idea of publishing the ethics, believing that it would create such a cloud of hostility as to obscure, in the minds even of reasonable people, the real meaning of its arguments. Be that as it may, spinozas fundamental insight in book one is that. Spinozas magnum opus, the ethics, was published posthumously in the year of his death. Baruch spinoza was a dutch philosopher of sephardiportuguese origin. The ethics is a philosophical book written by baruch spinoza. Spinozasethics spinozas ethics is one of the most remarkable, important, and difficult books in the history of philosophy.
Goldstein march 28 april 1, 2011 alcohol can be made out of many things. The reader is presented with a living debate engaged by firstrate scholars, who come to grips with the ideas of a philosopher seen as one of the few founders of the modern mind. It is a continually developing, active project whose success depends on its users. Ethics and related writings it seems clear enough, but in the world of internet bookbuying, things are not always as they seem. Among the innumerable treasures the nazis stole from europe during world war ii was a collection of books displayed at the spinoza museum in. 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. We specialize in spinozana, christian hebraists, scholarly periodicals in the fields of judaica and biblestudies, german judaica, jewish. Baruch spinoza was a philosopher of portuguese sephardi origin born in amsterdam. Spinoza in soviet thought an international symposium at the aleksanteri institute, university of helsinki 1819 may 2012 spinoza, ilyenkov and western marxism meeting the challenges of the global crisis corinna lotz and penny cole introduction evald ilyenkov took spinozas philosophy as the starting point for his own critique of. Also included are selections from other works by spinoza, chosen by curley to make the ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of spinozas life and the main themes of his philosophy. For negri, spinozas philosophy has never been more relevant than it is today to.
Perfect for course use, the spinoza reader is a practical tool with which to approach one of the worlds greatest but most difficult thinkers, a passionate seeker of the truth who has been viewed by some as an atheist and by others as a religious mystic. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. It was written between 1661 and 1675 and was first published posthumously in 1677 the book is perhaps the most ambitious attempt to apply the method of euclid in philosophy. Spinozas thought, it is not merely because there are sign of unity in his work, but further because his critics have found such an amazing diversity there.
Baruch spinoza was a seventeenthcentury dutch philosopher who tried to reinvent religion moving it away from something based on superstition and ideas of. After being confused and bored for a while, i picked up spinoza by stuart hampshire, a little 200odd page book that very concisely explains the general arguments of the ethics. At times the logic is questionable spinozas proof that god exists could just as easily be used to establish the existence of santa claus. Contains a chapter on the psychology of hobbes and spinoza. The splendidly researched biography by margaret gullanwhur presents a very different picture and is a very different kind of book. A substance cant be produced by anything else by the corollary to 6, so it must be its own cause.
This short treatise holds the key to opening the complexities in. There are in fact two books available through amazon with this same title. The book displays a panoramic picture of spinoza scholarship over the last three. The escamoth stating spinozas excommunication gilles deleuzes lectures about. Spinozas grand system proceeds in the manner of euclids geometry, establishing axioms and definitions and building a series of propositions. How do you solve a problem like reading the ethics. At a time of zealotry, spinoza matters more than ever. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. Baruch spinoza or benedict espinoza or bento spinoza november 24, 1632 february 21, 1677 was a jewish philosopher and one of the first jewish secularists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The spinoza problem, by irvin yalom the washington post. Il testo che segue ha ad oggetto il pensiero filosofico di spinoza. Lo scorso anno abbiamo stampato non per scelta nostra l agenda di spinoza in proprio, e ringraziamo chi. Among philosophers, spinoza is best known for his ethics, a monumental work. In working out this new perspective, the first thing on spinozas agenda is to. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. There had always been a quasipolitical agenda behind his decision to write.
It is a discussion and illustration of spinozas on the improvement of the understanding. 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. Practical philosophy by gilles deleuze, looking for spinoza. The idea of god in spinozas philosophy a study about its definition, influences and impact based on the first part of ethics. Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata, usually known as the ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in latin by baruch spinoza. The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinozas philosophy. Questo riassunto permette una completa conoscenza scolastica dellautore.
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