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De Dijn's complete creation to Spinoza's philosophy is predicated on key texts. He first offers an in-depth research of Spinoza's Treatise at the development of the knowledge, which De Dijn characterizes as his creation to philosophy. This notoriously tough textual content is the following made obtainable, even in its information. This research is by way of a accomplished survey of Spinoza's metaphysics as offered in his well-known Ethics. De Dijn demonstrates how Spinoza's significant philosophical venture as brought within the Treatise-the linkage of data and salvation-is completely discovered within the Ethics. during this method the harmony of Spinoza's proposal is proven to consist in his preoccupation with the "ethical" query of salvation. The e-book additionally includes introductory chapters on Spinoza's lifestyles and paintings, the unique Latin textual content of the Treatise and its new English translation via Edwin Curley, and an annotated bibliography at the secondary literature.

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