One of the most beautiful philosophical systems ever created, the Ethics is Spinoza’s masterpiece. Written in a highly personal style, it presents to us an ordered vision of the universe as a unified whole — not as a lifeless world of innumerable separate things. Spinoza builds up to conclusions via a series of axioms and definitions with an elegant simplicity reminiscent of ancient geometry. His philosophy underpins a whole era of romantic science, and still provides an alternative to atomistic science. This volume also contains a translation of Spinoza’s Treatise on the Correction of the Intellect, an early work which throws much light on the Ethics. Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677) was a Dutch philosopher. He is known for his work in ethics and rationalist philosophy, profoundly influencing modern thought. ISBN: 0-460-87347-4
