Download or read book Baruch Spinoza written by Jules Simon and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Le monde a-t-il commencé, ou est-il éternel ? A-t-il une cause, ou subsiste-t-il par sa propre force ? Au-delà de ces phénomènes et de leurs lois, la pensée peut-elle saisir un être tout-puissant et infini qui répand partout l’existence et la vie et sème les mondes à travers l’espace ? Il n’est point d’engourdissement si profond des sens et de la matière que de telles questions ne puissent secouer. Sorti de l’éternel et nécessaire enchaînement des causes, ou appelé par la Providence, l’homme, intelligent et libre, se sent dépositaire de sa destinée. Avant d’arriver à ce terme où les générations s’engloutissent, il faut bien, chacun à notre tour, nous mettre en face de ce redoutable peut-être, et toucher à ces questions suprêmes qui contiennent dans leurs profondeurs, avec le secret de notre destinée à venir, la sécurité et la dignité de notre condition présente."

Download or read book The Selected Works of Baruch de Spinoza written by Benedictus de Spinoza and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 1265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections usually need no justifications. Some justification, however, of the treatment accorded Spinoza's Ethics may be necessary in this place. The object in taking the Ethics as much as possible out of the geometrical form, was not to improve upon the author's text; it was to give the lay reader a text of Spinoza he would find pleasanter to read and easier to understand. To the practice of popularization, Spinoza, one may confidently feel, would not be averse. He himself gave a short popular statement of his philosophy in the Political Treatise. The lay reader of philosophy is chiefly, if not wholly, interested in grasping a philosophic point of view. He is not interested in highly meticulous details, and still less is he interested in checking up the author's statements to see if the author is consistent with himself. He takes such consistency, even if unwarrantedly, for granted. A continuous reading of the original Ethics, even on a single topic, is impossible. The subject-matter is coherent, but the propositions do not hang together. By omitting the formal statement of the propositions; by omitting many of the demonstrations and almost all cross-references; by grouping related sections of the Ethics (with selections from the Letters and the Improvement of the Understanding) under sectional headings, the text has been made more continuous. It is the only time, probably, dismembering a treatise actually made it more unified. In an Appendix, the sources of the selections from the Ethics are summarily indicated. It would be a meaningless burden on the text to make full acknowledgments in footnotes. For the same reason, there has been almost no attempt made to show, by means of the conventional devices, the re-arrangements and abridgements that have been made. Every care has been taken not to distort in any way the meaning of the text. And that is all that is important in a volume of this kind. Wherever possible Spinoza's own chapter headings have been retained; and some of the sectional headings have either been taken from, or have been based upon expressions in the text. It would have been more in keeping with contemporary form to use the title On Historical Method or The New History instead of Of the Interpretation of Scripture; a chapter on Race Superiority would sound more important than one on The Vocation of the Hebrews; but such modernizing changes were not made because the aim has been to give the reader a text as faithful to the original as the character of this volume would allow.

Download or read book A Spinoza Reader written by Benedictus de Spinoza and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology of the work of Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) presents the text of Spinoza's masterwork, the Ethics, in what is now the standard translation by Edwin Curley. Also included are selections from other works by Spinoza, chosen by Curley to make the Ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of Spinoza's life and the main themes of his philosophy. Perfect for course use, the Spinoza Reader is a practical tool with which to approach one of the world's greatest but most difficult thinkers, a passionate seeker of the truth who has been viewed by some as an atheist and by others as a religious mystic. The anthology begins with the opening section of the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, which has always moved readers by its description of the young Spinoza's spiritual quest, his dissatisfaction with the things people ordinarily strive for--wealth, honor, and sensual pleasure--and his hope that the pursuit of knowledge would lead him to discover the true good. The emphasis throughout these selections is on metaphysical, epistemological, and religious issues: the existence and nature of God, his relation to the world, the nature of the human mind and its relation to the body, and the theory of demonstration, axioms, and definitions. For each of these topics, the editor supplements the rigorous discussions in the Ethics with informal treatments from Spinoza's other works.

Download or read book Spinoza s Short Treatise on God Man and His Wellbeing written by Benedictus de Spinoza and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spinoza written by Alain and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " L'Éthique de Spinoza a toujours fasciné les esprits parce qu'elle se présente comme un parfait édifice rationnel dont chaque proposition est un élément indispensable à la totalité du système, dont chaque argument prétend à la validité et à l'objectivité d'un théorème de géométrie. Alain ne pouvait, ayant fait cours sur Descartes, éviter la pérégrination au sein de l'architecture conceptuelle de Spinoza. Cette réflexion se prolonge au-delà du livre qu'il lui a expressément consacré : en effet, dans maintes autres occasions, dans certains de ses Propos notamment (qu'on trouvera dans ce volume), Alain évoque Spinoza ; et lorsqu'il voudra rendre hommage à Jules Lagneau, c'est encore Spinoza qui sera présent dans la discussion : c'est la raison pour laquelle ce philosophe est la figure retenue pour assurer le lien thématique du recueil, ainsi considérablement augmenté."

Download or read book Spinoza Complete Works written by Baruch Spinoza and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only complete edition in English of Baruch Spinoza's works, this volume features Samuel Shirley’s preeminent translations, distinguished at once by the lucidity and fluency with which they convey the flavor and meaning of Spinoza’s original texts. Michael L. Morgan provides a general introduction that places Spinoza in Western philosophy and culture and sketches the philosophical, scientific, religious, moral and political dimensions of Spinoza’s thought. Morgan’s brief introductions to each work give a succinct historical, biographical, and philosophical overview. A chronology and index are included.

Download or read book Spinoza written by Leon Brunschvicg and published by Williamson Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cette etude sur la philosophie de Spinoza, realise par Brunschvicg lui-meme un philosophe francais celebre est paru a l origine en 1906. Brunschvicg porte un regard detaille et approfondi sur l uvre de ce grand philosophe. La Liberte de l esprit; La Methode; Dieu; L Homme; La Passion; L Action; L Eternite; La Pratique. Grande partie des premiers livres, en particulier ceux qui datent d avant 1920, sont aujourd hui tres rares et de plus en plus chers. Nous offrons des reeditions modernes de haute qualite et a prix abordables qui contiennent le texte et l art originaux de ces ouvrages classiques.

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Download or read book Spinoza Selected Works Collection written by Baruch Spinoza and published by Classy Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Collection includes most notable works of Baruch Spinoza - Ethics, Theologico-Political Treatise, On the Improvement of the Understanding. Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work - an elegant, fully cohesive cosmology derived from first principles, providing a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, 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, the nature of freedom and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, the Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection. In Theologico-Political Treatise, Spinoza argues for the separation of theology and philosophy insisting that whereas the goal of theology is obedience, philosophy aims at understanding rational truth. Spinoza believes that in order for man to realize his full potential a society organized around the principles of reason is necessary. Tractatus de Intellectus Emendatione, or On the Improvement of the Understanding is an attempt to formulate a philosophical method that would allow the mind to form the clear and distinct ideas that are necessary for its perfection. It contains, in addition, reflection upon the various kinds of knowledge, an extended treatment of definition, and a lengthy analysis of the nature and causes of doubt. He discusses, among other topics, perception, experience, intelligence, memory, and forgetting.

Download or read book Beno t de Spinoza written by Paul Louis Couchoud and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Spinoza s Short Treatise on God Man and Human Welfare written by Benedictus de Spinoza and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Works of Spinoza written by Benedictus de Spinoza and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Spinoza written by Jean Préposiet and published by Editions Tallandier. This book was released on 2007 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ce qui frappe chez Spinoza (1632-1677), c'est une volonté constamment manifestée de se rendre maître de son destin. Fils de notable, ses qualités intellectuelles laissaient augurer d'un brillant avenir dans la communauté judéo-portugaise d'Amsterdam. Mais il éprouva le besoin d'élargir son horizon intellectuel. La preuve en est son désir d'apprendre le latin, langue savante de l'Europe chrétienne. Ce fut alors la rupture avec les siens. En 1656, après avoir échappé au poignard d'un fanatique, il fut excommunié par le conseil des rabbins pour hérésie. Devenu polisseur de verres optiques, Spinoza mena dès lors une vie simple et retirée, tout en restant attentif aux événements de l'époque, entouré d'un petit groupe d'amis sûrs. Spinoza fut le premier à proposer une exégèse rationaliste de la Bible, qui l'amena à formuler la distinction entre le croire et le savoir : Dieu n'est pas extérieur au monde, mais immanent à la nature, il est la Nature. Il réfuta également toute supériorité de l'âme sur le corps et substitua ainsi une éthique à la morale : il n'y a pas de Bien ni de Mal, mais du bon et du mauvais. Du Court traité à l'Éthique, en passant par le Traité théologicopolitique, Jean Préposiet a choisi de donner une vue panoramique du projet philosophique de Spinoza. Il suit pas à pas l'élaboration d'un système qui fut en même temps, pour son auteur, une manière de vivre. D'où la part centrale que tient dans l'ouvrage l'élément historique et biographique. Connu pour sa contribution à l'historiographie spinoziste internationale - Spinoza et la liberté des hommes (Gallimard), Bibliographie spinoziste (Les Belles Lettres) -, Jean Préposiet est également l'auteur chez Tallandier d'une Histoire de l'anarchisme, ouvrage traduit en plusieurs langues.