Spinoza
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A cornerstone of accessible philosophical literature, Stuart Hampshire's Spinoza presents a comprehensive and penetrating account of one of the most influential rationalist thinkers of the seventeenth century. Hampshire argues that Baruch Spinoza's grand metaphysical system — rooted in his masterwork the Ethics — represents a radical and revolutionary break from the theological and philosophical traditions of his time. The work chronicles Spinoza's intellectual development, from his excommunication from the Amsterdam Jewish community to the construction of his monist philosophy, in which God and Nature are identified as one and the same substance. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible clarity, Hampshire illuminates Spinoza's moral philosophy and theory of mind, demonstrating why his ideas remain profoundly relevant to modern thought. This authoritative introduction, first published as a Pelican Original, remains an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the life and thought of this extraordinary philosopher.
Author: Stuart Hampshire
Format: Paperback
Published: 1953, Pelican (Penguin)
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A cornerstone of accessible philosophical literature, Stuart Hampshire's Spinoza presents a comprehensive and penetrating account of one of the most influential rationalist thinkers of the seventeenth century. Hampshire argues that Baruch Spinoza's grand metaphysical system — rooted in his masterwork the Ethics — represents a radical and revolutionary break from the theological and philosophical traditions of his time. The work chronicles Spinoza's intellectual development, from his excommunication from the Amsterdam Jewish community to the construction of his monist philosophy, in which God and Nature are identified as one and the same substance. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible clarity, Hampshire illuminates Spinoza's moral philosophy and theory of mind, demonstrating why his ideas remain profoundly relevant to modern thought. This authoritative introduction, first published as a Pelican Original, remains an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the life and thought of this extraordinary philosopher.