Ethics
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Ethics, Modern > 17th century. |
- ISBN: 9780140435719
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xix, 186 pages ; 20 cm. - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
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General Note: | Translation of: Ethica. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page xvii) and index. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Latin. |
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Ethics
Published shortly after his death, the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work - an elegant, 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, the emotions, 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, the nature of freedom and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, the Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection.