Spinoza : a very short introduction
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Spinoza : a very short introduction
（Very short introductions, 70）
Oxford University Press, 2002, c1986
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Originally published in 1986
Includes bibliographical references (p.119-121) and index
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Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was at once the father of the Enlightenment and the last sad guardian of the medieval world. In his brilliant synthesis of geometrical method, religious sentiment, and secular science, he attempted to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch, and to present a vision of humanity as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. In this book Roger Scruton presents a clear and systematic analysis of
Spinoza's thought, and shows its relevance to today's intellectual preoccupations.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Life and Character
- 2. Background
- 3. God
- 4. Man
- 5. Freedom
- 6. The Body Politic
- 7. Spinoza's Legacy
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
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