The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II / / Benedictus de Spinoza; Edwin Curley.

• VerfasserIn: Spinoza, Benedictus de,
• HerausgeberIn: Curley, Edwin,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (792 p.) :; 6 line illus.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; General Preface --; Short Titles and abbreviations --; Letters, 29-41: September 1665-September 1669 --; Editorial Preface --; Letters, 29-41, 1665-1669 --; A Critique of Theology and Politics --; Theological- Political Treatise --; Letters, 42-84: January 1671-Late 1676 --; Letters, 42-84, 1671-1676 --; Designs for Stable States --; Political Treatise --; Glossary-Index --; Preface --; Glossary --; Latin- Dutch- English Index --; Biblical and Talmudic References --; Index of Proper Names --; Works Cited --; Correlation of the ALM and Bruder Paragraph numbers in the Theological‑ Political Treatise (TTP)
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400873609
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400873609?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Benedictus de Spinoza; Edwin Curley.

The Collected Works of Spinoza 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.The centerpiece of this second volume is Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise, a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship, the first argument for democracy by a major philosopher, and a forceful defense of freedom of thought and expression. This work is accompanied by Spinoza's later correspondence, much of which responds to criticism of the Theological-Political Treatise. The volume also includes his last work, the unfinished Political Treatise, which builds on the foundations of the Theological-Political Treatise to offer plans for the organization of nontyrannical monarchies and aristocracies.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.A milestone of scholarship more than forty-five years in the making, The Collected Works of Spinoza is an essential edition for anyone with a serious interest in Spinoza or the history of philosophy.