false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694629m/208656.jpg 205218 60 Published shortly after his death in 1677, <I>Ethics</I> is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work&#151;a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding, moving from a consideration of the eternal to speculate upon humanity's place in the natural order, freedom, and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, <I>Ethics</I> is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection. 1218789 1975 Ethics (Penguin Classics) total:438|5:195|4:119|3:90|2:26|1:8| 438 1781 809 47 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 4 3 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Fri Feb 15 08:21:34 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 08:27:38 -0800 2008 The Ethics of Spinoza.

Here Spinoza lays out a complete system that encompasses metaphysics, theology, physi...more...]]> 208656 0872201309 9780872201309 48 9 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694629m/208656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208656.The_Ethics_Treatise_on_the_Emendation_of_the_Intellect_Selected_Letters 3 2 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 10:40:14 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 10:40:14 -0800 2007 more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 4 0 false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 20 18:18:48 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 09:53:35 -0700 2009 conatus doctrine is matched with Spinoza's general dynamistic approach to individuation, they produce the most naturalistic and, in my opinion, sensible foundation for ethical theory. Unfortunately all of the buildup and followup is mired in, what seems to be, a strange attempt to reject h...more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 1 false Thu Aug 21 12:33:08 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 17 11:09:14 -0800 2009
Spinoza, A Discussion

Steven Nadler is an excellent authority on Spinoza and has written a fe...more...]]> 208656 0872201309 9780872201309 48 9 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694629m/208656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208656.The_Ethics_Treatise_on_the_Emendation_of_the_Intellect_Selected_Letters 5 0 false Tue Oct 23 12:19:18 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 12:19:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 4 0 false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 09:59:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 10:14:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 208658 0806505362 9780806505367 8 1 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694640m/208658.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208658.Ethics_of_Spinoza 5 1 false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Oct 15 01:38:51 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 02:18:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 21:30:56 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 14:43:04 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 21:30:56 -0700 2009
It is rather jolting to be trudging along through technical ...more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Sun Dec 07 10:00:18 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 10:01:39 -0800 2008 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 4 1 false Tue Jun 09 10:55:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:49:50 -0700 2009
I admired Spinoza's dedication to reason without sacrificing the spiritual.]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 0 0 false Mon Nov 09 07:17:27 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 07:20:22 -0800 2009 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Wed Aug 19 20:34:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 20:35:28 -0700 2009 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 22:47:41 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 15:51:27 -0700 2007
I wouldn't recommend that you endure the proofs like I did, as you can imagine their flow from the characteristic of prior proofs and from how one can imagine how Spinoza's mind works. The postul...more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Tue Jun 30 14:35:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 14:35:53 -0700 2009 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 4 0 false Fri Feb 27 18:18:03 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 18:18:58 -0800 2009
Looking to pick up the unabridged when I get a chance.]]> 208656 0872201309 9780872201309 48 9 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694629m/208656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208656.The_Ethics_Treatise_on_the_Emendation_of_the_Intellect_Selected_Letters 5 0 false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 14:33:42 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 22:46:47 -0800 2009 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 28 13:46:08 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 26 16:16:01 -0700 2008 Ethics relating to philosophy of mind, especially the emotions in Part III, were quite good. Spinoza is way ahead of his time; he lays down principles that will be used by behavioral psychologists centuries later. In Part I...more...]]> 208656 0872201309 9780872201309 48 9 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694629m/208656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208656.The_Ethics_Treatise_on_the_Emendation_of_the_Intellect_Selected_Letters 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Aug 08 21:46:31 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 21:46:31 -0700 2007
Ok, book 1 and 2, first time out -- read but don't get bogged down, for my $$ book 4 is where th...more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 0 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:18:01 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 20:23:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 205218 0140435719 9780140435719 326 32 4.07 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172673792m/205218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205218.Ethics 5 0 false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon May 11 20:04:12 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 10:20:38 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=208656