{"product_id":"9781400883837","title":"The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volumes I and II: Complete Digital Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Collected Works of Spinoza: Complete Digital Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, combining volumes I and II, provides for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with 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\u003cp\u003eThe first volume contains Spinoza’s single most important work, the \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e, and four earlier works: the \u003ci\u003eTreatise on the Emendation of the Intellect\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eShort Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDescartes’ \"Principles of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e,\" and \u003ci\u003eMetaphysical Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e. Also included are Spinoza’s letters from the periods when these works were being written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece of the second volume is Spinoza’s \u003ci\u003eTheological-Political Treatise\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship, 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 \u003ci\u003eTheological-Political Treatise\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume also includes his last work, the unfinished \u003ci\u003ePolitical Treatise\u003c\/i\u003e, which builds on the foundations of the \u003ci\u003eTheological-Political Treatise\u003c\/i\u003e to offer plans for the organization of nontyrannical monarchies and aristocracies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003cp\u003eA milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making, \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Works of Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140256252144,"sku":"9781400883837","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400883837_p0.jpg?v=1763714392","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400883837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}