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Spinoza in 90 Minutes
Contributor(s): Strathern, Paul (Author), Whitfield, Robert (Read by)
ISBN: 0786185325     ISBN-13: 9780786185320
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
OUR PRICE:   $13.46  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: December 2004
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - General
Dewey: 199.492
Series: Philosophers in 90 Minutes (Audio)
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.66" W x 4.94" (0.24 lbs)
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
 
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Publisher Description:
Spinoza's brilliant metaphysical system was derived neither from reality nor experience. Starting from basic assumptions, with a series of geometric proofs he built a universe which was also God--one and the same thing, the classic example of pantheism. Although his system seems an oddity today, Spinoza's conclusions are deeply in accord with modern thought, from science (the holistic ethics of today's ecologists) to politics (the idea that the state exists to protect the individual). Both Spinoza's system and conclusions have compelling beauty unequaled in the history of philosophy. In Spinoza in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Spinoza's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Spinoza's work, a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Spinoza within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

Contributor Bio(s): Strathern, Paul: -

Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. The author of many nonfiction books and of articles for numerous publications, he has also written several novels and has won the Somerset Maugham Prize. He lives and writes in London.

Whitfield, Robert: -

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London.