The Collected Works of Spinoza Volume I

<p><i>The Collected Works of Spinoza</i> provides for the first time in English a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings with accurate and readable translations based on the best critical editions of the original-language texts done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosopher's work.<br><br><br>This first volume contains Spinoza's single most important work the <i>Ethics</i> and four earlier works: the <i>Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect</i> the <i>Short Treatise on God Man and His Well-Being</i> <i>Descartes' Principles of Philosophy</i> and <i>Metaphysical Thoughts</i>. Also included are Spinoza's letters from the periods when these works were being written.<br><br><br>The elaborate editorial apparatus&#151;including prefaces notes glossary and indexes&#151;assists the reader in understanding one of the world's most fascinating but also most difficult philosophers. Of particular interest is the glossary-index which provides extensive commentary on Spinoza's technical vocabulary.<br><br><br>A milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making <i>The Collected Works of Spinoza</i> is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.</p>