1st Edition
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Spinoza and the Ethics
By Genevieve Lloyd
Copyright 1996
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Spinoza is a key figure in modern philosophy. Ethics is his most studied and well known work. Being both up-to-date and clear, this Guidebook is designed to lead the reader through this complex seminal text.
Spinoza's Ethics introduces and assess:
* Spinoza'a life, and its connection with his thought
* The text of the Ethics
* Spinoza's continuing relevence to contemporary philosophy
Chapter 1 Spinoza in his time and ours; Chapter 2 God, minds and bodies; Chapter 3 From bondage to freedom; Chapter 4 Intuitive knowledge and the intellectual love of God; Chapter 5 The way to wisdom;
Biography
Genevieve Lloyd is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is the author of The Man of Reason: ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ in Western Philosophy and Being and Time: Selves and Narrators in Philosophy and Literature (both published by Routledge), and Part of Nature: Self-knowledge in Spinoza’s Ethics (1994).
'Lloyd's book offers a helpful, spirited and accessible introduction to the Ethics, articulating Spinoza's main insights in a powerful and distinctive fashion.' - Mind
'An excellent, short introduction ... clear and concise.' - Women's Philosophy Review
'This well-crafted and pithy introduction to Ethics, intended for students coming to Spinoza for the first time, ranks with the best of its kind.' - Religious Studies Review
'A very sound and very imaginative guide to a rich and difficult text.' - Philosophical Books