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Since their publications in 1982, Samuel Shirley's translations of
Spinoza's Ethics and Selected Letters have been commended for their
accuracy and readability. Now with the addition of his new
translation of Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect this
enlarged edition will be even more useful to students of Spinoza's
thought.
Since their publications in 1982, Samuel Shirley's translations of
Spinoza's Ethics and Selected Letters have been commended for their
accuracy and readability. Now with the addition of his new
translation of Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect this
enlarged edition will be even more useful to students of Spinoza's
thought.
Designed to facilitate a thoughtful and informed reading of
Spinoza's Ethics, this anthology includes the Ethics in its
entirety, and Spinoza's related writings - complete or in relevant
abridgment - along with two appendices: List of the Propositions
from the Ethics, which helps the reader trace the development of
key themes; and Citations in Proofs, a list of all the
propositions, corollaries, and scholia in the Ethics, together with
all the definitions, axioms, propositions, corollaries, and scholia
to which Spinoza refers in the proofs - thus, readers can locate,
for a given item, each instance where Spinoza refers to it.
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Spinoza: Political Treatise (Paperback, New Ed)
Baruch Spinoza; Translated by Samuel Shirley; Introduction by Rice Lee Uyl; Notes by Rice Lee Uyl; Introduction by Steven Barbone; Notes by …
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The Political Treatise , Spinoza's final work, is a largely
theoretical inquiry into the fundamental principles of political
philosophy. This edition offers an exceptional translation by
Samuel Shirley and a prefatory essay by Douglas Den Uyl that
discusses why the Political Treatise deserves the attention of
contemporary scholars. Steven Barbone and Lee Rice provide ample
notes, a substantial bibliography, complete indexes of names and
terms, and a comprehensive general introduction, which considers
the evolution of Spinoza's political thought in the context of the
political and intellectual turmoil of the times, the relationship
between the Political Treatise and the Theological-Political
Treatise , and the importance of the Political Treatise to a full
understanding of Spinoza's political philosophy.
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Spinoza: Political Treatise (Hardcover)
Baruch Spinoza; Translated by Samuel Shirley; Introduction by Rice Lee Uyl; Notes by Rice Lee Uyl; Introduction by Steven Barbone; Notes by …
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The Political Treatise , Spinoza's final work, is a largely
theoretical inquiry into the fundamental principles of political
philosophy. This edition offers an exceptional translation by
Samuel Shirley and a prefatory essay by Douglas Den Uyl that
discusses why the Political Treatise deserves the attention of
contemporary scholars. Steven Barbone and Lee Rice provide ample
notes, a substantial bibliography, complete indexes of names and
terms, and a comprehensive general introduction, which considers
the evolution of Spinoza's political thought in the context of the
political and intellectual turmoil of the times, the relationship
between the Political Treatise and the Theological-Political
Treatise , and the importance of the Political Treatise to a full
understanding of Spinoza's political philosophy.
With meticulous scholarship and an accurate, highly readable
translation, this volume sheds light not only on Spinoza's debt to
Descartes but also on the development of Spinoza's own thought.
Appearing for the first time in English translation, Lodewijk
Meyer's inaugural dissertation on matter (1683)--relevant for its
comments on Descartes, Spinoza, and other thinkers of the time--is
appended with notes and a short commentary. Cross-references to
Descartes's Principles of Philosophy are provided in an index, and
there is an extensive bibliography.
Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek
language, history, and culture, this new abridgment presents those
selections that comprise Herodotus' historical narrative. These are
meticulously annotated, and supplemented with a chronology of the
Archaic Age, Historical Epilogue, glossary of main characters and
places, index of proper names, and maps.
Designed to facilitate a thoughtful and informed reading of
Spinoza's 'Ethics', this anthology includes the Ethics in its
entirety, and Spinoza's related writings - complete or in relevant
abridgment - along with two appendices: list of the Propositions
from the 'Ethics', which helps the reader trace the development of
key themes; and Citations in Proofs, a list of all the
propositions, corollaries, and scholia in the 'Ethics', together
with all the definitions, axioms, propositions, corollaries, and
scholia to which Spinoza refers in the proofs - thus, readers can
locate, for a given item, each instance where Spinoza refers to it.
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Spinoza: Complete Works (Hardcover)
Baruch Spinoza; Edited by Michael L. Morgan; Translated by Samuel Shirley
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The only single edition of the Spinoza corpus available in English,
this volume features Samuel Shirley's pre-eminent translations of
Ethics; Theological-Political Treatise; Treatise on the Emendation
of the Intellect; Metaphysical Thoughts; The Letters; Principles of
Cartesian Philosophy; and Political Treatise. Also includes The
Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being, and Hebrew Grammar.
Michael Morgan provides a general Introduction that places Spinoza
in Western philosophy and culture, and sketches the philosophical,
scientific, and religious moral and political dimensions of
Spinoza's thought. Brief introductions to each work give succinct
historical and philosophical overviews. A bibliography and index
are also included.
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Spinoza: The Letters (Hardcover)
Baruch Spinoza; Translated by Samuel Shirley; Introduction by Steven Barbone, Lee Rice
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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.
Designed for students with little or no background in ancient Greek
language, history, and culture, this new abridgment presents those
selections that comprise Herodotus' historical narrative. These are
meticulously annotated, and supplemented with a chronology of the
Archaic Age, Historical Epilogue, glossary of main characters and
places, index of proper names, and maps.
With meticulous scholarship and an accurate, highly readable
translation, this volume sheds light not only on Spinoza's debt to
Descartes but also on the development of Spinoza's own thought.
Appearing for the first time in English translation, Lodewijk
Meyer's inaugural dissertation on matter (1683)--relevant for its
comments on Descartes, Spinoza, and other thinkers of the time--is
appended with notes and a short commentary. Cross-references to
Descartes's Principles of Philosophy are provided in an index, and
there is an extensive bibliography.
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