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.

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.

Table of Contents

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 -- Editorial Preface -- Theological- Political Treatise -- Letters, 42-84: January 1671-Late 1676 -- Editorial Preface -- Letters, 42-84, 1671-1676 -- Designs for Stable States -- Editorial Preface -- 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)