| Spinoza in 90 Minutes Contributor(s): Strathern, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566632145 ISBN-13: 9781566632140 Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher OUR PRICE: $14.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: "Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character. . . . I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization".--Katherine A. Powers, "Boston Globe". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Methodology |
| Dewey: 199.492 |
| LCCN: 98036086 |
| Series: Philosophers in 90 Minutes |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.21" W x 8.33" (0.44 lbs) 87 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Spinoza within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy. |
