Spinoza

Renowned for his metaphysics <strong>Spinoza</strong> made significant contributions tounderstanding the human mind the emotions moral philosophy and politicalp... » 

Renowned for his metaphysics Spinoza made significant contributions tounderstanding the human mind the emotions moral philosophy and politicalphilosophy.Beginning with an overview of Spinozas life Michael Della Rocca carefullyunpacks and explains Spinozas philosophy his metaphysics of substance andargument at the center of his whole system that God is the sole independentsubstance his account of the human mind and its relation to the body histheory that human beings tend towards selfpreservation and his most famouswork the Ethics including the problem of free will and his writings on thestate religion and scripture.Della Rocca concludes with a chapter on Spinozas legacy and how modernphilosophers Hume Hegel and Nietzsche responded to Spinozas challenge.Ideal for those coming to Spinoza for the first time as well as those alreadyacquainted with his thought Spinoza is essential reading for anyone studyingphilosophy. «