Allison - Spinoza, An Introduction

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1、BenedictdeSpinoza:AnIntroductionREVISEDEDITIONHenryE.AllisonYaleUniversityPressNewHavenandLondonCopyright®1987byYaleUniversity.AHrightsreserved.Thisbookmaynotbereproduced,inwholeorinpart,inanyform(beyondthatcopyingpermittedbySections107and108oftheU.S.C

2、opyrightLawandexceptbyreviewersforthepublicpress),withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublishers.DesignedbyNancyOvedovitzandsetinTimesRomantypebyThePublishingNexusIncorporated,Guilford,Conn.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabyVail-BallouPress,Binghamton,N.Y.

3、LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataAllison,HenryE.BenedictdeSpinoza.Bibliography:p.Includesindex.1.Spinoza,Benedictusde,1632-1677.I.Title.B3998.A421987199'.49286-24583ISBN0-300-03595-0(alk.paper)ISBN0-300-03596-9(pbk.:alk.paper)Thepaperinthi

4、sbookmeetstheguidelinesforpermanenceanddurabilityoftheCommitteeonProductionGuidelinesforBookLongevityoftheCouncilonLibraryResources.Contents'•>»Prefacevii1.TheLifeofSpinoza12.Spinoza'sPhilosophyinItsHistoricalContext243.God444.77ieHumanMind845.Bondage,

5、Virtue,andFreedom1246.T/ieIndividualandtheState1767.Revelation,Scripture,andReligion205Notes227Bibliography243/mfex249ToNorma,Eric,andReneePrefacehepresentworkisasubstantiallyrevisedversionofmyBenedictTdeSpinoza(Boston:Twayne,1975).Thenewtitleisintende

6、dtoreflecttheaimofboththeoriginalandthepresentversion:namely,toprovideacomprehensiveintroductiontothethoughtofSpinoza.IhavecompletelyrewrittenthethreecentralchaptersdealingwiththeEthicsbuthavemaderelativelyminorchangesintherest.Ihavealsoomittedtheepilo

7、guedealingwiththehistoricalinfluenceofSpinoza'sthought,whichwastoobrieftoserveanyusefulpurpose.AsanintroductiontoSpinoza'sphilosophy,thisworkisintendedprimarilyforthegeneralreaderorstudentwithsomebackgroundinphilosophy.Nevertheless,Ihopethatitmayalsobe

8、ofinteresttothemoreadvancedstudentandperhapseventothespecialist.Mygoalcontinuestobetopresentaclear,complete,andbalancedpicture,onethatwillgivethereaderasenseofthebreadthaswellasthedepthofthisuniquephilosophy.Ihavetried,therefore,notonly