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Ethics And On The Improvement Of The Understanding (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics And On The Improvement Of The Understanding (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R941 Discovery Miles 9 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics - Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza The Ethics - Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza; Translated by R.H.M. Elwes
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Correspondence (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza Correspondence (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics of Benedict de Spinoza (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza The Ethics of Benedict de Spinoza (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Benedict de Spinoza Reader - The Ethics, a Theologico-Political Treatise, on the Improvement of Understanding,... The Benedict de Spinoza Reader - The Ethics, a Theologico-Political Treatise, on the Improvement of Understanding, Correspondence of Benedict de Spinoz (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza, Benedictus De Spinoza
R910 Discovery Miles 9 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Benedict de Spinoza's writings laid the groundwork for the 18th century Enlightenment and for modern Biblical criticism. By virtue of his magnum opus, the Ethics, Spinoza is considered one of Western philosophy's definitive ethicists. Men would never be superstitious, if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune: but being frequently driven into straits where rules are useless, and being often kept fluctuating pitiably between hope and fear by the uncertainty of fortune's greedily coveted favours, they are consequently, for the most part, very prone to credulity. The human mind is readily swayed this way or that in times of doubt, especially when hope and fear are struggling for the mastery, though usually it is boastful, over-confident, and vain. After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness. Spinoza was one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy. He helped lay the groundwork for the 18th century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. His correspondence helps shed light on his ethical opinions and positions. Required reading for those who wish a deeper understanding of the writings of Benedict de Spinoza.

A Theologico-Political Treatise, and a Political Treatise (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza A Theologico-Political Treatise, and a Political Treatise (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza; Translated by R.H.M. Elwes
R1,065 Discovery Miles 10 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An early voice calling for reason as the ruler of the human mind, and a man with, at best, a Deistic outlook on religion, Spinoza is perhaps the first truly modern philosopher. He is certainly the first modern critic of the Bible. His devoted adherents include many great names of 19th-century literature: Goethe, Coleridge, Shelley, and George Eliot were deeply swayed by his writing; in the 20th century, Albert Einstein claimed Spinoza's deterministic outlook as an abiding influence; understanding the writings of all these figures is greatly enhanced by an appreciation of Spinoza. In Theologico-Political Treatise, first published anonymously in 1670, Spinoza rails against religious intolerance and calls for governments to be entirely secular. His Political Treatise, unfinished at his death, was published only posthumously, and deals with democratic government. Dutch philosopher BENEDICT DE SPINOZA (1632-1677), alternately and paradoxically known as "the best Jew" and "the best atheist," is best known for his Ethics.

The Ethics (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza The Ethics (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Theologico-Political Treatise (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza A Theologico-Political Treatise (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Correspondence of Benedict de Spinoza (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza Correspondence of Benedict de Spinoza (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Of God (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Of God (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics of Benedict de Spinoza (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza The Ethics of Benedict de Spinoza (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Correspondence (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Correspondence (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics And On The Improvement Of The Understanding (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics And On The Improvement Of The Understanding (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R698 Discovery Miles 6 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R478 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza; Translated by R.H.M. Elwes
R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza; Translated by R.H.M. Elwes
R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics - Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata (Paperback): R.H.M. Elwes The Ethics - Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata (Paperback)
R.H.M. Elwes; Benedict de Spinoza
R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza; Translated by R.H.M. Elwes
R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza The Ethics (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics - (Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata) (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza The Ethics - (Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata) (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R640 R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Save R34 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics (Hardcover): Benedict de Spinoza Ethics (Hardcover)
Benedict de Spinoza
R754 R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Save R83 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Theologico-Political Treatise (Paperback): Benedict de Spinoza Theologico-Political Treatise (Paperback)
Benedict de Spinoza
R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics - Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata (Paperback): R.H.M. Elwes The Ethics - Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata (Paperback)
R.H.M. Elwes; Benedict de Spinoza
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Chief Works of Benedict de Spinoza - Volumes 1 and 2 (Paperback): R.H.M. Elwes The Chief Works of Benedict de Spinoza - Volumes 1 and 2 (Paperback)
R.H.M. Elwes; Benedict de Spinoza
R619 Discovery Miles 6 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics (Paperback): R.H.M. Elwes The Ethics (Paperback)
R.H.M. Elwes; Benedict de Spinoza
R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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