Ethics / / Arnold Geulincx ; with Samuel Beckett's notes ; translated by Martin Wilson ; edited by Han van Ruler, Anthony Uhlmann, Martin Wilson.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 146. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 1
• Author: Geulincx, Arnold, 1624-1669.
• TeilnehmendeR: Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.; Ruler, J. A. van 1963-; Uhlmann, Anthony.; Wilson, Martin.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 146.; Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 1.
• Physical Description: xlv, 368 p.
• Notes: Translated from the Latin.
• Other title: De virtute et primis eius proprietatibus.; Preliminary Material /; To the Curators of the University of Leiden /; Gracious Reader /; Treatise I: On Virtue and its Prime Attributes, which are commonly called Cardinal Virtues: Chapter 1: On Virtue in general /; Chapter 2: On the Cardinal virtues /; Treatise II: On the Virtues Commonly Called Particular /; Part II: On Particular Virtues touching upon ourselves /; Part III: On Particular Virtues touching upon God /; Part IV: On Particular Virtues touching upon other men /; Treatise III: On the End and the Good /; Treatise IV: On the Passions /; Treatise V: On the Reward of Virtue /; Treatise VI: On Prudence /; Annotations to the Ethics /; Introduction to Beckett’s Notes to the Ethics /; Samuel Beckett’s Notes to His Reading of the Ethics by Arnold Geulincx /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-360) and index.
• ISBN: 1281457787; 9786611457785; 9047411382
• ISSN: 0920-8607
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Arnold Geulincx ; with Samuel Beckett's notes ; translated by Martin Wilson ; edited by Han van Ruler, Anthony Uhlmann, Martin Wilson.

Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669) is a key figure in the history of ideas, whose concepts have been seen as precursors to those developed by Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz and Kant. His Ethics presents a treatment of virtue from the standpoint of occasionalist metaphysics. The great Irish writer Samuel Beckett stated that Geulincx, with his emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human condition, was a key influence on his works. This is the first complete version of the text to appear in a modern language. It includes the full text of the Ethics and Beckett’s notes to his reading of Geulincx. Shedding new light on important moments of intellectual history, it is a major event for students of philosophy and literature. Brill's Texts and Sources in Intellectual History , volume 1