{"product_id":"9781316055489","title":"Spinoza and the Case for Philosophy","description":"This book analyzes three often-debated questions of Spinoza's legacy: was Spinoza a religious thinker? How should we understand Spinoza's mind-body doctrine? What meaning can be given to Spinoza's notions - such as salvation, beatitude, and freedom - which are seemingly incompatible with his determinism, his secularism, and his critique of religion. Through a close reading of often-overlooked sections from Spinoza's Ethics, Elhanan Yakira argues that these seemingly conflicting elements are indeed compatible, despite Spinoza's iconoclastic meanings. Yakira argues that Ethics is an attempt at providing a purely philosophical - as opposed to theological - foundation for the theory of value and normativity.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147122524400,"sku":"9781316055489","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781316055489_p0.jpg?v=1763706355","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781316055489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}