Ethics (Oxford Philosophical Texts)

The Oxford Philosophical Texts series consists of authoritative teaching editions of canonical texts in the history of philosophy from the ancient world down to modern times. Each volume provides a clear well laid out text together with a comprehensive introduction by a leading specialist giving the student detailed critical guidance on the intellectual context of the work and the structure and philosophical important of the main arguments and explain unfamiliar references and terminology and a full bibliography and index are also included. . The series aims to build up a definitive corpus of key texts in the Western philosophical tradition which will from a reliable and enduring resource for students and teachers alike. . Spinozas Ethics is one of the classical texts of philosophy but is also one of the most difficult to understand because of the authors use of rigorous logical deduction and the geometrical framework within which his ideas are set. In Ethics he discusses the nature of human beings and the way in which a rational person might live; the nature of God; and offers an account of true freedom and how it can be attained. . This latest text in the Oxford Philosophical Texts series includes a new lucid translation of the Ethics by G.H.R. Parkinson along with a comprehensive guide to the understanding of Spinozas work. An extensive introduction includes: a short biography of Spinoza himself; the form of his writing including his own particular uses of definitions; an introductory guide through the philosophy of Ethics; and a summary of the contents of Ethics itself. Further aids include a glossary of terms extensive notes to the text.