While spinoza did not condemn marriage, he rejected it for himself, perhaps fearing the ill temper of a woman, and in any case recognizing in matrimony a threat to his scholarly interests. Although the ethics can be difficult, spinoza himself is not always. Going back to the classic scholarship of the previous generation, consider bennetts a study of spinozas ethics. The philosophy of spinoza by baruch spinoza and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Electronic versions of the books were found automatically and may be incorrect wrong. 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 rigorously argued logical progression from premises. Joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain is a delightful combination of philosophical musings, neurobiological science, and creative writing three subjects one does not often see intermingled within the same work. And yet in his lifetime he was expelled from the jewish community in amsterdam as a heretic, and after his death his works were first banned by the christian authorities as atheistic, then hailed by humanists as the gospel of.
Launched on 27 november 2016 by a research team based out of utrecht universitys department of. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Spinoza, causal determinism and moral formation by johan dahlbeck education and free will critically assesses and makes use of spinozas insights on human freedom to construe an account of education that is compatible with causal determinism without sacrificing the educational goal of increasing students autonomy and selfdetermination. Gilles deleuzes book, expressionism in philosophy spinoza, is a penetrating way to go toward grasping spinoza, especially if you majored in philosophy. Try not to get put off by the appearance of the geometrical method. Im interested in either reading spinozas books or books that explain his ideas.
The twentyfive articles collected for this anthology display a wide range of interpretations to central themes in spinozas philosophy. However, it is also an extremely difficult text to read. See all books authored by baruch spinoza, including the portable atheist. The seven best books on or by spinoza the daily idea. The former was published during his lifetime, but the latter, which contains the entirety of his philosophical system in its most rigorous form, was not published until after his death in 1677. 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. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. Within the works of spinoza, as well as those of descartes, issues concerning the nature of freewill come to the fore.
All books, links to which are on the site, located on the public sites not affiliated with us to which our website does not have any relation. Online resources the spinoza research network on facebook. How do you solve a problem like reading the ethics. Baruch spinoza books list of books by author baruch spinoza. Member of the international league of antiquarian booksellers. Spinozas philosophy is largely contained in two books. List of books and articles about spinoza online research. The book displays a panoramic picture of spinoza scholarship over the last three. Spinoza now is an important addition to a new strand of literature on philosopher baruch spinoza. From the blog of shmuly yanklowitz at the times of israel. From the workbench blog spinoza rod company page 10. Baruch spinoza has 178 books on goodreads with 118128 ratings. Im late in coming to spinoza, and not a philosophy wonk, but deleuze, brings some humanism to spinoza s geometric logic. Spinoza, was one of the first in biblical criticism, and for his pains, was excommunicated.
Ways into reading spinoza philosophical bibliotherapy. In betraying spinoza, rebecca newberger goldstein sets out to rediscover the fleshandblood man often buried beneath the veneer of rigorous rationality and to provide a comprehensive cultural and religious context for the formation of his ideas. Rejecting both the mindbody dualism of descartes and traditional religious views about god and the universe, spinozas philosophy was groundbreaking in its radical understanding of the relationship between the human person and the divine, the nature of moral action, and the relativization of the. Spinozaauthors blog margaret gullanwhur, author of the. This was the first complete biography of spinoza in any language and is based on detailed archival research. The two tales amount to a mystery novel, although it is a mystery of a very cerebral kind. Land seorsum repetita classic reprint, and more on. By laying the groundwork for the 18thcentury enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, i.
Much like mozart as the pinnacle of baroque music, spinoza was the pinnacle of latin academic writings in rationalist philosophy. 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. The spinoza problem consists of two compelling narratives. Just to be clear, there is no single best book on spinoza.
Spinozas life he belonged to the community of jews from spain and portugal who had fled the inquisition. Spinozas metaphysics and epistemology make way for a kind of anthropology. By laying the groundwork for the 18thcentury enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17thcentury philosophy. 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. In this final instalment, how the ethics is not just a philosophical treatise, but also a. A blog by marc aroner and the spinoza rod company thats devoted to all things bamboo fly rods, rodmaking, fishing history, and adventures from the field.
Ex editione operum quoquot reperta sunt quam curaverant j. This page contains a list of the best books on or by spinoza. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Shelf awareness yalom is the perfect author to bring together spinoza and rosenberg in a novel. What should i read to learn about spinozas philososphy. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Most readers of spinoza treat him as a pure metaphysician, a grim determinist, or a stoic moralist, but none of these descriptions captures the author of the ethics, argues steven b.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Spinoza beyond philosophy, 2012 online research library. The ethics presents a complete metaphysical, epistemological and ethical worldview that is immensely inspiring. His work remains as resonant and provocative today as it was when it first appeared. We specialize in spinozana, christian hebraists, scholarly periodicals in the fields of judaica and biblestudies, german judaica, jewish. This website will soon be discontinued, but all its contents, including links, have been transferred as archives to my other websiteuk please come over to read the blogs and comment, argue and add your ideas. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
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. The author of two definitive psychotherapy textbooks, dr yalom has written several books for the general reader, including momma and the meaning of life and loves executioner, collections of true and fictionalised tales of therapy. A life of spinoza jonathan cape 1998 hardback isbn 022405046x a biography of the 17thcentury philosopher, including a vivid historical picture of the dutch golden age. An open letter to spinoza shmuly yanklowitz the blogs. Spinozas theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. Obscure though spinozas ideas may be, there is no doubt that he was deeply committed to elucidating our everyday experience. Born just prior to the age of enlightenment, baruch spinoza laid the groundwork for radical thought in 17th c europe regarding the existence and definition of god. If you can read french, gueroults spinoza is peerless scholarship on the philosopher, but perhaps not the best if youre looking just for an introduction. Offering a new reading of spinozas masterpiece, smith asserts that the ethics is a celebration of human freedom and its attendant joys and responsibilities and should be placed. According to spinoza, god is nature, and nature is. Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata, usually known as the ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in latin by baruch spinoza. When his rabbi offered him a pension to stop writing and tow the line he replied, i thank you for the trouble you took teaching me hebrew and ill return the favor by teaching you excommunication a man much misunderstood in his time, though time the great healer has now rectified that. With this essay, i will first explain spinozas and descartess notions regarding freedom of the will, its existence, and its scope.
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