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Subject(s)

• Jewish philosophy—17th century [Browse]

Editor

• Curley, Edwin [Browse]
• Curley, Edwin [Browse]

• Curley, Edwin [Browse]

Summary note

The Collected Works of Spinoza provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the original-language texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosopher's work.The centerpiece of this second volume is Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise, a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship, the first argument for democracy by a major philosopher, and a forceful defense of freedom of thought and expression. This work is accompanied by Spinoza's later correspondence, much of which responds to criticism of the Theological-Political Treatise. The volume also includes his last work, the unfinished Political Treatise, which builds on the foundations of the Theological-Political Treatise to offer plans for the organization of nontyrannical monarchies and aristocracies.The elaborate editorial apparatus-including prefaces, notes, glossary, and indexes-assists the reader in understanding one of the world's most fascinating, but also most difficult, philosophers. Of particular interest is the glossary-index, which provides extensive commentary on Spinoza's technical vocabulary.A milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making, The Collected Works of Spinoza is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.

Notes

• 2 2016 xxi, 769 p. ISBN 9780691167633
• Originaltitel: Works (English)

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

Language note

Translated from Dutch and Latin

Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• General Preface
• Short Titles and abbreviations
• Letters, 29-41: September 1665-September 1669
• Editorial Preface
• Letters, 29-41, 1665-1669
• A Critique of Theology and Politics
• Theological- Political Treatise
• Letters, 42-84: January 1671-Late 1676
• Letters, 42-84, 1671-1676
• Designs for Stable States
• Political Treatise
• Glossary-Index
• Preface
• Glossary
• Latin- Dutch- English Index
• Biblical and Talmudic References
• Index of Proper Names
• Works Cited
• Correlation of the ALM and Bruder Paragraph numbers in the Theological‑ Political Treatise (TTP)

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Other format(s)

Issued also in print.

ISBN

1-4008-7360-6

OCLC

• 961087874
• 948208752

Doi

• 10.1515/9781400873609

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