{"product_id":"spinoza-ethics-9781107655638","title":"Spinoza: Ethics","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpinoza's Ethics: Cambridge Critical Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nSpinoza's Ethics stands as a foundational text of early modern philosophy, essential for understanding the intellectual transformation that shaped the Enlightenment and modern secular thought. This Cambridge edition presents Spinoza's revolutionary philosophical system with a new translation based on the latest critical scholarship.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Makes This Edition Essential\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis volume features a new translation reflecting current Spinoza scholarship standards, accompanied by scholarly apparatus designed to make this challenging text accessible. The edition includes a comprehensive introduction contextualizing Spinoza's work within 17th-century intellectual history, a detailed chronology of Spinoza's life and times, and an extensive glossary explaining key philosophical terms and concepts.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpinoza's Revolutionary Philosophy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nIn Ethics, Spinoza addresses fundamental questions about the nature of God, human existence, and the good life. His approach synthesizes ancient Greek philosophical traditions and Jewish thought with emerging scientific developments of the early modern period. The resulting system rejects the personal, willing God of Abrahamic religions, proposing instead a radical reconception of the natural world and humanity in entirely secular terms.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical and Academic Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis text profoundly influenced Enlightenment thinkers and continues to shape contemporary discussions in philosophy, religious studies, Jewish studies, and intellectual history. Spinoza's rationalist metaphysics and ethics remain central to understanding the development of modern Western philosophy and the transition from medieval to modern thought.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Translation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nTranslator Michael Silverthorne, formerly Professor of Classics at McGill University, brings extensive experience translating neo-Latin philosophical texts, including works by Bacon, Pufendorf, Locke, and Francis Hutcheson. He previously co-translated Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise for Cambridge University Press in 2007.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis paperback edition serves as an excellent college textbook for courses in early modern philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, and the history of ideas. It's equally valuable for scholars, students, and anyone interested in understanding the philosophical foundations of secular modernity and rationalist thought.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilverthorne, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Silverthorne, formerly Professor in Classics at McGill University, Montreal, has translated a number of neo-Latin texts including works by Bacon, Pufendorf, Locke and Francis Hutcheson. He co-translated Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (Cambridge, 2007).","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680829313298,"sku":"9781107655638","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9140daf-fa17-4f81-b3ac-c79d8b2effe6.jpg?v=1733943374","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spinoza-ethics-9781107655638","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}