Spinoza's 'Ethics' : a critical guide / edited by Yitzhak Y. Melamed, Johns Hopkins University.

Contributor(s): Melamed, Yitzhak Y, 1968- [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge critical guidesPublisher: United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017Description: xii, 346 pages ; 24 cmISBN: 9781107118119 (hardback)Uniform titles: Spinoza's 'Ethics' (Cambridge University Press) Subject(s): Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677. Ethica | PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / ModernDDC classification: 170 LOC classification: B3974 | .S65 2017Other classification: PHI016000

Contents:

1. The scribal Apocalypse and early Jewish textual culture -- 2. Textual pluriformity in Jewish and Christian antiquity -- 3. Borrowing prophetic words: textual form and access to traditions -- 4. Reading Zechariah with John: techniques of reuse, exegetical resources, and textual hermeneutics -- 5. Reading Zechariah in early Judaism -- 6. 'These words are faithful and true' (Rev. 22:6) -- Appendix 1. Texts influenced by Zechariah -- Appendix 2. Reconstructions of 8HevXIIgr.

Summary: "This volume brings established scholars together with new voices to engage with the complex system of philosophy proposed by Spinoza in his masterpiece. Topics including identity, thought, free will, metaphysics, and reason are all addressed, as individual chapters investigate the key themes of the Ethics and combine to offer readers a fresh and thought-provoking view of the work as a whole. Written in a clear and accessible style, the volume sets out cutting-edge research that reflects, challenges, and promotes the most recent scholarly advances in the field of Spinoza studies, tackling old issues and bringing to light new subjects for debate"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-336) and index.

1. The scribal Apocalypse and early Jewish textual culture --
2. Textual pluriformity in Jewish and Christian antiquity --
3. Borrowing prophetic words: textual form and access to traditions --
4. Reading Zechariah with John: techniques of reuse, exegetical resources, and textual hermeneutics --
5. Reading Zechariah in early Judaism --
6. 'These words are faithful and true' (Rev. 22:6) --
Appendix 1. Texts influenced by Zechariah --
Appendix 2. Reconstructions of 8HevXIIgr.

"This volume brings established scholars together with new voices to engage with the complex system of philosophy proposed by Spinoza in his masterpiece. Topics including identity, thought, free will, metaphysics, and reason are all addressed, as individual chapters investigate the key themes of the Ethics and combine to offer readers a fresh and thought-provoking view of the work as a whole. Written in a clear and accessible style, the volume sets out cutting-edge research that reflects, challenges, and promotes the most recent scholarly advances in the field of Spinoza studies, tackling old issues and bringing to light new subjects for debate"-- Provided by publisher.

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