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—including prefaces, notes, glossary, and indexes—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>