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Spinoza: The Way to Wisdom (Purdue University Press Series in the History of Philosophy)

By Benedictus de Spinoza , Herman De Jin

Book information

Publisher
Purdue University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
1557530815, 9781557530813
LCC
B3984 .D48 1996
Open Library ID
OL809420M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14584201 bytes)
Edition
annotated edition
Pages
291\299
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

De Dijn's comprehensive introduction to Spinoza's philosophy is based on two key texts. He first provides an in-depth analysis of Spinoza's Treatise on the Improvement of the Understanding, which De Dijn characterizes as his introduction to philosophy. This notoriously difficult text is here made accessible, even in its details. This analysis is followed by a comprehensive survey of Spinoza's metaphysics as presented in his famous Ethics. De Dijn demonstrates how Spinoza's central philosophical project as introduced in the Treatise-the linkage of knowledge and salvation-is perfectly realized in the Ethics. In this way the unity of Spinoza's thought is shown to consist in his preoccupation with the "ethical" question of salvation. The book also contains introductory chapters on Spinoza's life and work, the original Latin text of the Treatise and its new English translation by Edwin Curley, and an annotated bibliography on the secondary literature.

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