Spinoza [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Roger Scruton.
Series: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2002.Description: 129 p. : ill. ; 18 cmContent type:- text
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121) and index.
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
Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was at once the father of the Enlightenment and the last sad guardian of the medieval world, who attempted to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch. This book presents an analysis of Spinoza's thought, and shows its relevance to the intellectual preoccupations in the modern times
