Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Spinoza and the Ethics (Hardcover, New)

This volume is intended for students coming to Spinoza for the first time. This book provides an overview of critical interpretations, relating the Ethics to its intellectual context, considers its historical reception, and highlights why the book continues to be relevant today. In addition, the final sections of the Ethics, usually ignored in introductory commentaries, are given attention and illuminated as the climax of the work. "Spinoza and the Ethics" is an updated and accessible introduction for students to Spinoza's most important text.