{"product_id":"baruch-spinoza-alex-omberg-9798235965904","title":"Baruch Spinoza: The God-Intoxicated Philosopher and His Radical Vision of Nature, Freedom, and the Unity of All Things, Including the Ethics and the P","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCursed by his community. Revered by history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 27, 1656, a twenty-three-year-old lens-grinder was expelled from his home with the most devastating curse his community could pronounce. His crime? Ideas that were centuries ahead of their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaruch Spinoza was forced to remake himself in total isolation. Living in modest rented rooms, he ground optical lenses by day and quietly wrote philosophy by night. The result was a radical vision of the universe that would shatter the foundations of Western thought. Denounced as an atheist and a dangerous heretic, his uncompromising belief in a universe governed by necessity-where God and Nature are exactly the same thing-terrified the 17th-century establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet today, Spinoza's voice rings clearer than ever. \u003cem\u003eBaruch Spinoza: The God-Intoxicated Philosopher\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping intellectual biography that strips away the academic jargon to reveal the man who risked everything for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this captivating journey through Western philosophy, you will discover: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Scandal of Immanence: \u003c\/strong\u003e Why Spinoza's concept of \u003cem\u003eDeus sive Natura\u003c\/em\u003e (God or Nature) laid the groundwork for modern secular spirituality and ecology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Geometry of the Passions: \u003c\/strong\u003e How treating human emotions like mathematical equations offers a powerful, rational path to inner peace and true freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolving the Mind-Body Problem: \u003c\/strong\u003e Why modern neuroscientists and psychologists are turning to Spinoza to understand human consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Price of Freedom: \u003c\/strong\u003e The thrilling story behind his excommunication, his secret manuscripts, and his courageous defense of democratic thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a lifelong student of history or a modern seeker searching for meaning in a deterministic universe, this book offers a clear, unflinching look at the ultimate philosophical visionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Omberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235965904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Philosophy School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Alex Omberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659833127167,"sku":"9798235965904","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baruch-spinoza-alex-omberg-9798235965904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}