Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Spinoza and the Ethics, 1st Edition
$56.69
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
5 September 1996
Summary
Written for students coming to Spinoza for the first time, Spinoza and the Ethics is the ideal guide to this rich and illuminating work. This book provides an overview of critical interpretations, relating the Ethics to its intellectual context; considers its historical reception; and highlights why the book continues to be relevant today. In addition, the most intriguing final sections of the Ethics, usually ignored in introductory commentaries, are given special attention and illuminated a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415107822 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0415107822 |
| Author: | Genevieve Lloyd |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 5 September 1996 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks |
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Critics Review
‘Lloyd’s book offers a helpful, spirited and accessible introduction to the Ethics, articulating Spinoza’s main insights in a powerful and distinctive fashion.’ - Mind
‘An excellent, short introduction … clear and concise.’ - Women’s Philosophy Review
‘This well-crafted and pithy introduction to Ethics, intended for students coming to Spinoza for the first time, ranks with the best of its kind.’ - Religious Studies Review
‘A very sound and very imaginative guide to a rich and difficult text.’ - Philosophical Books
About The Author
Genevieve Lloyd
Genevieve Lloyd is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is the author of The Man of Reason: ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ in Western Philosophy and Being and Time: Selves and Narrators in Philosophy and Literature (both published by Routledge), and Part of Nature: Self-knowledge in Spinoza’s Ethics (1994).
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