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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy

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This book provides depth and insight into the philosophical doctrine of Rene Descartes, and compares it to the metaphysics of Spinoza himself.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1663

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Baruch Spinoza

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Controversial pantheistic doctrine of Dutch philosopher and theologian Baruch Spinoza or Benedict advocated an intellectual love of God; people best know Ethics , his work of 1677.

People came considered this great rationalist of 17th century.

In his posthumous magnum opus, he opposed mind–body dualism of René Descartes and earned recognition of most important thinkers of west. This last indisputable Latin masterpiece, which Spinoza wrote, finally turns and entirely destroys the refined medieval conceptions.

After death of Baruch Spinoza, often Benedictus de Spinoza, people realized not fully his breadth and importance until many years. He laid the ground for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern Biblical criticism, including conceptions of the self and arguably the universe. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel said of all contemporaries, "You are either a Spinozist or not a philosopher at all."

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1,511 reviews19 followers
February 10, 2024
Läsning 1: imponerande. Spinoza refererar sitt tankematerial - Descartes bok om principer - och skriver därefter ned de tankar boken väcker i honom. Distinktionen mellan fri vilja och tanke som Descartes gör, håller han för spuriös, och hans text om huruvida gud kan ändras, eller ej, är fascinerande. Jag påminns om tolkningarna av Parmenides, där det stod att hans bild av förändringens omöjlighet är transformationens omöjlighet, men jag minns inte vems tolkning av Parmenides det var.

Personligt: Förra gången jag gav mig i kast med Spinoza, uppfattade jag hans axiomatiska sätt att skriva som en svårighet, eftersom jag behövde gå tillbaka hela tiden. Nu har jag uppenbarligen lärt mig att använda det. På sätt och vis är det skönt, eftersom det påvisar något slags utveckling, men det är också skrämmande. Jag vill inte bli så mycket av en kuf. Nåja, beslut är öde.
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December 14, 2019
از معدود کتاب‌هایی که در آن فیلسوفی ترازاول (اسپینوزا)، آرای فیلسوف ترازاول دیگری (دکارت) را، که اولی بلافصل در پی او آمده است، شرح داده است. روش اسپینوزا همان روش معروف هندسی اوست که مشتمل به اصول متعارفه و موضوعه و قضایا ست؛ هدف او این بوده که فلسفه‌ی دکارتی را به حدی استنتاجی و یقینی ارائه دهد که هیچ منکری به انکار آن برنخیزد
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July 22, 2017
A little repetitive. Some of the explorations of physics have been rendered out-of-date since his time, but good classic Spinoza nonetheless.
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August 7, 2023
Bir filozofu en iyi kendisi değil, başka bir filozof anlatır tezimi güçlendiren bir eser. Özellikle sondaki Tanrı'nın niteliklerini tartıştığı kısım çok güzel. Descartes'ı anlamak konusunda da ciddi bir katkı sağlıyor. Matematik özürlü olduğum için çoğu Kartezyen içeren kısmı anlamamış olsam da.
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March 23, 2020
I have always found Descarte a tad dense. But Spinoza's take on him is much more palatable.
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