{"title":"Benedictus de Spinoza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenedictus de Spinoza\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound philosophical works that continue to influence modern thought. His writings explore the nature of reality, ethics, and human understanding, inviting readers to engage with enduring questions about existence and reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom comprehensive collections to seminal texts such as \u003cem\u003eSpinoza's Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e, this selection delves into the intricate connections between mind, body, and the universe, making it essential for those interested in philosophy and psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spinozas-ethics-by-benedictus-de-spinoza-9780691193243","title":"Spinoza's Ethics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn authoritative edition of George Eliot's elegant translation of Spinoza's greatest philosophical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1856, Marian Evans completed her translation of Benedict de Spinoza's \u003cem\u003eEthics\u003c\/em\u003e while living in Berlin with the philosopher and critic George Henry Lewes. This would have become the first edition of Spinoza's controversial masterpiece in English, but the translation remained unpublished because of a disagreement between Lewes and the publisher. Later that year, Evans turned to fiction writing, and by 1859 she had published her first novel under the pseudonym George Eliot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis splendid edition makes Eliot's translation of the \u003cem\u003eEthics\u003c\/em\u003e available to today's readers while also tracing Eliot's deep engagement with Spinoza both before and after she wrote the novels that established her as one of English literature's greatest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClare Carlisle's introduction places the \u003cem\u003eEthics\u003c\/em\u003e in its seventeenth-century context and explains its key philosophical claims. 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It includes notes that indicate Eliot's amendments to her manuscript and that discuss her translation decisions alongside more recent English editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000750751980,"sku":"9780691193243","price":74.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1919573482434.jpg?v=1763302006"},{"product_id":"the-collected-works-of-spinoza-volume-ii-by-benedictus-de-spinoza-9780691167633","title":"The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II\u003c\/em\u003e provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings. It features 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece of this second volume is Spinoza's \u003cem\u003eTheological-Political Treatise\u003c\/em\u003e, a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship. It is the first argument for democracy by a major philosopher and a forceful defense of freedom of thought and expression. This work is accompanied by Spinoza's later correspondence, much of which responds to criticism of the \u003cem\u003eTheological-Political Treatise\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume also includes his last work, the unfinished \u003cem\u003ePolitical Treatise\u003c\/em\u003e, which builds on the foundations of the \u003cem\u003eTheological-Political Treatise\u003c\/em\u003e. It offers plans for the organization of nontyrannical monarchies and aristocracies. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making, \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Works of Spinoza\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559026147564,"sku":"9780691167633","price":152.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691167633-the-collected-works-of-spinoza-volume-ii.jpg?v=1776927168"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/benedictus-de-spinoza.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}