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by Benedictus de Spinoza

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Ethics (Penguin Classics) by Benedict de Spinoza (2005) (

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leese | Nov 23, 2009 |

god-nature, rabbit-duck

simonaries | Sep 14, 2009 |

A difficult book but worth it. And if you try the Latin, it is beautifully written (if even more difficult) It is one of the most thought provoking books I have ever read. As such it is much more interesting than the rather facile rationalism of Descartes, although Descartes is, of course much easier to understand. Interestingly, the Ethics begins with a thorough examination of human knowledge, and those conclusions actually undermine the basic thesis of the book. (

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CharlesFerdinand | Feb 17, 2008 |

Difficult, exacting. But I think he got it right. (

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ostrom | Nov 27, 2007 |

Formidable reading; but no list of Pantheist thought can be complete without the leading publication by the founder of western Pantheism. (

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Published shortly after his death in 1677, Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza’s greatest work—a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding, moving from a consideration of the eternal to speculate upon humanity’s place in the natural order, freedom, and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection.

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