The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II / Benedictus de Spinoza; Edwin Curley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spinoza, Benedictus de, Author.

Contributor:

Curley, Edwin, Editor.

Language:

Dutch

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677--Correspondence.

Jewish philosophy.

Jewish philosophy--17th century.

Local Subjects:

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677--Correspondence.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (793 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

Translated from Dutch and Latin

Summary:

The Collected Works of Spinoza provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the original-language texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosopher's work.The centerpiece of this second volume is Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise, a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship, the first argument for democracy by a major philosopher, and a forceful defense of freedom of thought and expression. This work is accompanied by Spinoza's later correspondence, much of which responds to criticism of the Theological-Political Treatise. The volume also includes his last work, the unfinished Political Treatise, which builds on the foundations of the Theological-Political Treatise to offer plans for the organization of nontyrannical monarchies and aristocracies.The elaborate editorial apparatus-including prefaces, notes, glossary, and indexes-assists the reader in understanding one of the world's most fascinating, but also most difficult, philosophers. Of particular interest is the glossary-index, which provides extensive commentary on Spinoza's technical vocabulary.A milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making, The Collected Works of Spinoza is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

General Preface

Short Titles and abbreviations

Letters, 29-41: September 1665-September 1669

Editorial Preface

Letters, 29-41, 1665-1669

A Critique of Theology and Politics

Theological- Political Treatise

Letters, 42-84: January 1671-Late 1676

Letters, 42-84, 1671-1676

Designs for Stable States

Political Treatise

Glossary-Index

Preface

Glossary

Latin- Dutch- English Index

Biblical and Talmudic References

Index of Proper Names

Works Cited

Correlation of the ALM and Bruder Paragraph numbers in the Theological‑ Political Treatise (TTP)

Notes:

2 2016 xxi, 769 p. ISBN 9780691167633

Originaltitel: Works (English)

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

9781400873609

1400873606

OCLC:

961087874