The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume I (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780691072227)

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.

This first volume contains Spinoza's single most important work, the Ethics, and four earlier works: the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, the Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being, Descartes' "Principles of Philosophy," and Metaphysical Thoughts. Also included are Spinoza's letters from the periods when these works were being written.

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.

Author: Benedictus de Spinoza
ISBN-10: 0691072221
ISBN-13: 9780691072227
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/21/1985
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.59h x 6.55w x 1.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/1985