Ethics by Benedict de Spinoza Paperback Book

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Author: Benedict de Spinoza

Narrator: Antony Ferguson

Format: Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: Sep 2011

Genre: Philosophy - History & Surveys - Modern

Retail Price: $29.99

Discs: 8

Synopsis

enedict de Spinoza's Ethics, first published in 1677, constitutes a major systematic critique of the traditional and religious foundations of philosophical thought. In it, Spinoza follows a logical step-by-step format consisting of definitions, axioms, propositions, proofs, and corollaries to create a comprehensive inquiry into the truth about God, nature, and humans' place within the universe. From these broad metaphysical themes, Spinoza derives what he considered to be the highest principles of religion and society and lays out an ethical system in which reason is the supreme value. A seminal contribution to 17th-century rationalism, Spinoza's Ethics refutes the dualism of Rene Descartes and provides a bridge between religion and modern-day psychology. This edition is the translation by R. H. M. Elwes.

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