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Jan 26, 2014 · Written by the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus or Theologico-Political Treatise was one of the most controversial texts of the early modern period. It was a preemptive defense of Spinoza's later work, Ethics, published posthumously in 1677, for which he anticipated harsh criticism.
Feb 5, 2024 · Baruch Spinoza and the Art of Thinking in Dangerous Times. The philosopher was a champion of political and intellectual freedom, but he had no interest in being a martyr. Instead, he shows us how ...
Dec 15, 1995 · Spinoza: The Letters. Samuel Shirley's splendid new translation, with critical annotation reflecting research of the last half-century, is the only edition of the complete text of Spinoza's correspondence available in English. An historical-philosophical Introduction, detailed annotation, a chronology, and a bibliography are also included.
Jan 1, 2011 · 4.1.1 Life. Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 in an English rural town, the son of a hardly literate and alcohol addicted church minister. Hobbes Junior was a typical representative of humanism: at secondary school he already translated a Greek tragedy into Latin; both his first and his last publications were translations of a Greek author into English; he, in addition, spoke fluent French and ...
Jan 10, 2019 · Spinoza: A Life – Steven Nadler. Category: Biography | Length: 420 pages | Published: 2018 (2e) Publisher description: Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was one of the most important philosophers of all time; he was also one of the most radical and controversial. The story of Spinoza’s life takes the reader into the heart of Jewish Amsterdam in ...
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy. Baruch Spinoza. $ 7.09 - $ 33.95. Works of Spinoza, Vol II: Unabridged Elwes Translation. Baruch Spinoza. Out of Stock. Tractatus politicus. Baruch Spinoza. $ 15.19 - $ 36.95.
Dec 16, 2023 · In the Appendix to the first book of Spinoza’s Ethics, that is devoted to explain the nature of God, we find the following statement: “All the prejudices I here undertake to expose depend on this one: that men commonly suppose that all natural things act, as men do, on account of an end, indeed they maintains certain that God himself directs all things to some certain end.”
