Is Ethics by Spinoza easy to read?
Spinoza’s Ethics is an extraordinarily difficult work. I find that it is one of the two most difficult texts written by an early modern philosopher: the other is Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature.
How many pages is Spinoza’s Ethics?
200 pages
‘ ” Baruch Spinoza – the man of joy. In under 200 pages Spinoza manages to create a philosophical system that, in effect, accounts for the entirety of life as we know it. More impressive still, his writing in The Ethics somehow seems as rel.
What should I read for Spinoza?
1 The Collected Works of Spinoza (Volume I) by Baruch Spinoza & Edwin Curley.
What is Ethics by Spinoza?
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order (Latin: Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata), usually known as the Ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in Latin by Baruch Spinoza (Benedictus de Spinoza). It was written between 1661 and 1675 and was first published posthumously in 1677.
What is done with Ethics?
“Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong.” “Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.” “Being ethical is doing what the law requires.” “Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.”
What did Spinoza believe in?
Spinoza believed that everything that exists is God. However, he did not hold the converse view that God is no more than the sum of what exists. God had infinite qualities, of which we can perceive only two, thought and extension. Hence God must also exist in dimensions far beyond those of the visible world.
How did Spinoza explain the existence of evil?
Spinoza’s ethical views are deeply tied to his metaphysical system. This is evident from the following claim: As far as good and evil are concerned, they also indicate nothing positive in things, considered in themselves, nor are they anything other than modes of thinking, or notions we form because we compare things to one another.(E4, Preface) It is also apparent from this that he is a kind
Whose philosophy is better, Schopenhauer or Spinoza?
The writing styles of the philosophers Schopenhauer and Spinoza were very different. Schopenhauer has more essays and aphorisms and is much easier to understand than Spinoza. A more technical and rigorous philosopher would say Spinoza is the better philosopher.
Is Spinoza a Jewish philosopher?
Spinoza is one of the great modern philosophers, associated with Rationalism. As a Jew, Spinoza’s skepticism regarding religion, God, and Judaism was highly controversial within the Jewish community. He was excommunicated from Judaism in 1656 for his radical departure from Jewish doctrine.