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Description : This is a concise but comprehensive introduction to a key figure in the history of modern philosophy, Baruch de Spinoza. Eminent author Richard H. Popkin covers not only the philosopher’s ideas, but also the historical background to them. Unique to Popkin’s work is his discussion of the Spanish/Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam in which Spinoza was educated, as well as the influence it had on his thinking.
Covering Spinoza’s major work, The Ethics, Popkin also discusses what is different about Spinoza’s philosophy, his influence on various cultures, and his connections with key figures of the time, such as the philosopher Leibniz.
Contents : Introduction • The Jewish Community • Early intellectual life in Amsterdam • The Excommunication • Outside the synagogue : millenarian Protestantism and radical politics • Rijnsburg • The Tractatus Tehologico politicus: religion and political society • The Ethics • Later life and posthumous influence • Select Bibliography • Notes • IndexISBN - 9781851683390
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Pages : 160
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