Spinoza: Philosophy in an Hour

by Paul Strathern

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Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Spinoza in just one hour.

Spinoza's brilliant metaphysical system was derived neither from reality nor experience. Starting from basic axioms (assumptions), by means of a series of geometric proofs he built a universe which was also God - one and the same thing, the classic example of pantheism. While his system may seem an oddity today, Spinoza's conclusions are deeply in accord with much of modern thought, from science (the holistic ethics of today's ecologists) to politics (the idea that the sate exists to protect the individual)....

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  • ISBN13 9780007466313
  • Publish Date 2 August 2012
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint HarperPress