Spinoza's 'Ethics' - A Reader's Guide

Zusammenfassung A guide to Spinoza's masterpiece of Rationalist thought. It offers reader an unorthodox account of God, a novel version of mind-body relation, a systematic theory of the emotions and a prescription for human virtue and blessedness. It explains the philosophical background against which the book was written and the key themes inherent in the text. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Context 2. Overview of themes 3. Reading the text 4. Reception and Influence 5. Bibliography and Notes for Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: J Thomas Cook, J. Thomas Cook, JThomas Cook, Thomas J. Cook
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2007
• EAN: 9780826489159
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8915-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Continuum Reader's Guides (Har; Reader's Guides; Continuum Reader's Guides (Har
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy