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Though it first aroused anger and controversy rather than admiration and acceptance, A Theologico-Political Treatise was a landmark in the analysis of theology (with particular reference to the Bible and its Jewish and Christian interpretations) and its relationship to philosophy and politics. Spinoza’s scholarly analysis, based on careful study, demonstrated that the Bible was composed by many writers over the centuries - and that even the Pentateuch, the first five books, were not the work of Moses, as was generally assumed at the time.  

Benedict de Spinoza's Ethics, first published in 1677, constitutes a major systematic critique of the traditional and religious foundations of philosophical thought. In it, Spinoza follows a logical step-by-step format consisting of definitions, axioms, propositions, proofs, and corollaries to create a comprehensive inquiry into the truth about God, nature, and humans' place within the universe. From these broad metaphysical themes, Spinoza derives what he considered to be the highest principles of religion and society and lays out an ethical system in which reason is the supreme value.

La Ética demostrada según el orden geométrico de Baruch Spinoza, publicada de manera póstuma en 1677, es una de las obras filosóficas más influyentes de la Edad Moderna. Esta edición en formato audiolibro ha sido traducida íntegra y directamente del texto original en latín, Ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata. Escrita a modo de tratado científico y siguiendo el modelo deductivo de la geometría euclidiana, la obra se compone de definiciones, axiomas, proposiciones, demostraciones y escolios, con el fin de exponer de forma clara y rigurosa la visión de Spinoza sobre Dios, la naturaleza...

Baruch Spinoza is wel de Prins van Filosofen; Hegel zei hem dat het alternatief was: ofwel Spinoza, of helemaal geen filosofie at all. Door het leggen van de basis voor de 18e-eeuwse Verlichting en de moderne bijbelse kritiek, waaronder moderne opvattingen van het zelf en het universum, kwam hij te worden beschouwd als een van de grote rationalisten die van de 17de-eeuwse filosofie: hij de moed om het traditionalisme van kritiek had religie, om een ​​opvatting van God, die de logica in plaats van vast gedefinieerd door een ondiepe dogma zou bieden.

Par son titre même, le Traité théologico-politique pose la question du trait d'union entre la théologie et la politique, c'est-à-dire entre la religion et l'État. C'est dans la Lettre 30 à Oldenburg que Spinoza donne les trois raisons qui l'ont amené à problématiser dans ce traité le rapport entre théologie et politique. Tout d'abord, il s'agit de réfuter les préjugés des théologiens, ces hommes d'Église qui exigent la seule croyance, une foi dogmatique, incompatible avec une liberté de penser dont la raison examinerait les dogmes.

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...

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Baruch Spinoza, philosopher of the Dutch Golden Age. Baruch (de) Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin, who was born in the Dutch Republic. A forerunner of the Age of Enlightenment, Spinoza significantly influenced modern biblical criticism, 17th-century rationalism, and Dutch intellectual culture, establishing himself as one of the most important and radical philosophers of the early modern period. Influenced by Stoicism, Thomas Hobbes, René Descartes, Ibn Tufayl, and ...

Internationally best-selling novelist Irvin D. Yalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 years. Using his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of Baruch Spinoza, the Jewish 17th-century secular philosopher, and of Alfred Rosenberg, outspoken Nazi ideologue, faithful servant of Hitler, the main author of racial policy for the Third Reich, and a godless mass murderer....

Baruch Spinoza has been called the Prince of Philosophers; Hegel said of him that the alternative was: either Spinoza, or no philosophy at all. By laying the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy: he had the courage to criticize the traditionalism of religion, to offer a conception of God that would be logic instead of rigidly defined by a shallow dogma.

Ian Buruma explores the life and death of Baruch Spinoza, the Enlightenment thinker whose belief in freedom of thought and speech resonates in our own time

Amsterdam, 1640. Un homme est excommunié de la communauté juive portugaise pour avoir remis en question les Saintes Ecritures. Le jeune Bento de Espinosa assiste à la scène et l'épisode fait germer en lui un doute. Et si tout ce qui est écrit dans la Bible était faux ? Le soupçon va lancer Bento dans la plus grande quête intellectuelle qui soit. Qui a écrit les textes sacrés ? Qui est vraiment Dieu ? Qu'est-ce que la nature ? Toutes ces questions sont extrêmement dangereuses et le jeune Spinoza va bientôt en payer le prix. Juifs et chrétiens l'accusent d'hérésie et commencent à le persécuter.

Baruch Spinoza ha sido llamado el Príncipe de los Filósofos; Hegel dijo de él que la alternativa era: o Spinoza, o ninguna filosofía. Al sentar las bases para la Ilustración del siglo XVIII y la crítica bíblica moderna, incluyendo las concepciones modernas del yo y el universo, llegó a ser considerado uno de los grandes racionalistas de la filosofía del siglo XVII: tuvo el coraje de criticar el tradicionalismo de la religión, para ofrecer una concepción de Dios que fuera lógica en vez de rígidamente definida por un dogma superficial.

Peut-on penser l’actualité malgré son innommable barbarie qui nous laisse sans voix? Relire Spinoza sonne aujourd’hui comme une nécessité.

Familiarize-se com os filósofos mais importantes do século XVII através de uma cuidadosa selecção de 400 citações, introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando com clareza a estrutura do seu trabalho. Descubra novos aspectos ou aprofunde-se nos pensamentos de Baruch Spinoza, Blaise Pascal, Voltaire, Charles Louis de Montesquieu, para expandir a sua mente e conhecimento sobre a nossa cultura.

Bli bekant med de viktigaste filosoferna på 1600-talet genom ett noggrant urval av 400 citat som introducerar deras stora idéer och avgränsar strukturen i deras arbete med klarhet. Upptäck nya aspekter eller fördjupa dig i tankarna hos Baruch Spinoza, Blaise Pascal, Voltaire, Charles Louis de Montesquieu, för att utöka ditt sinne och din kunskap om vår kultur.

Gillar du att upptäcka författare genom sina egna ord och få kärnan i deras idéer på det mest effektiva sättet? Här är ett urval av citat från de största tänkarna som någonsin vandrat jorden: Einstein, Platon, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Dostoievski, Cicero, Confucius, Socrate, Nietzsche, Kant, Bouddha, Laozi, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Marcus Aurelius, Martin Luther King, Shakespeare, Proust, Jane Austen, Anne Frank, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Charles de Gaulle, Oscar Wilde, Voltaire, Charles Louis de Montesquieu.

Explore the mysteries of morality and the concept of right and wrong with this accessible, engaging guide featuring basic facts along with an overview of modern-day issues ranging from business ethics and bioethics to political and social ethics. Ethics 101 offers an exciting look into the...

Gillar du att upptäcka författare genom sina egna ord och få kärnan i deras idéer på det mest effektiva sättet? Här är ett urval av citat från de största tänkarna som någonsin vandrat jorden: Einstein, Carl Jung, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Chekov, Cicero, Confucius, Cioran, Nietzsche, Kant, Bouddha, Laozi, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Marcus Aurelius, Goethe, Shakespeare, Proust, Jane Austen, Anne Frank. Öka din kunskap om vår kultur och glädje åt dessa väsentliga tankar av stora figurer från vår tid och tidigare.

This audiobook is a collection of a hundred quotes chosen among the most representative of his great works, so that the listener can easily familiarize himself with the thought of one of the greatest European thinkers.