Benedict (Baruch) de Spinoza (1632–1677) was one of the most systematic, inspiring, and influential philosophers of the early modern period. From a pantheistic starting point that identified God with Nature as all of reality, he sought to demonstrate an ethics of reason, virtue, and freedom while unifying religion with science and mind with body. His contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, ethics, politics, and the analysis of religion remain vital to the present day. Yet his writings initially appear forbidding to contemporary readers, and his ideas have often been misunderstood. This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza includes new chapters on Spinoza's life and his metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and biblical scholarship, as well as extensive updates to the previous chapters and bibliography. A thorough, reliable, and accessible guide to this extraordinary philosopher, it will be invaluable to anyone who wants to understand what Spinoza has to teach.
Edited by:
Don Garrett (New York University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 810g
ISBN: 9781107096165
ISBN 10: 1107096162
Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 28 October 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Don Garrett; 1. Spinoza's life Piet Steenbakkers; 2. Spinoza's metaphysics of substance Yitzhak Y. Melamed; 3. Spinoza on the metaphysics of thought and extension Martin Lin; 4. Spinoza's epistemology Ursula Renz; 5. Spinoza on natural science and methodology Alan Gabbey; 6. Spinoza's metaphysical psychology Michael Della Rocca; 7. Spinoza's ethical theory Don Garrett; 8. Kissinger, Spinoza, and Genghis Khan Edwin Curley; 9. Spinoza's philosophical religion Susan James; 10. Spinoza's contribution to biblical scholarship Edwin Curley; 11. Spinoza's reception Pierre-François Moreau and Mogens Lærke.
Don Garrett is Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University. His publications include Cognition and Commitment in Hume's Philosophy (1997), Hume (2015), and Nature and Necessity in Spinoza's Philosophy (2018).
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza
… indispensable to students and scholars … Highly recommended.' M. Latzer, Choice
