{"product_id":"the-bloomsbury-companion-to-spinoza-paperback","title":"The Bloomsbury Companion to Spinoza - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWiep Van Bunge\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHenri Krop\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePiet Steenbakkers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenedictus Spinoza (1632-77) was among the most important of the post-Cartesian philosophers of the second half of the seventeenth century and is still widely studied today. He made original contributions in every major area of philosophy and is best known for his \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e, which is often held up as a supreme example of a self-contained metaphysical system intended to explain the universe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Companion to Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e is the first to offer an accessible, encyclopaedic account of Spinoza's life and ideas, his influences and commentators, and his lasting significance. Some of the best features include an annotated chronology of Spinoza's life, bibliographies of his major influences and critics, a substantive dictionary of key Spinozan concepts, summaries of Spinoza's principal writings and concludes with a chapter on Spinoza's place in modern academic scholarship. The volume is also updated with words on the recent major event in Spinoza scholarship with the discovery of the Vatican manuscript of Spinoza's \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Bloomsbury Companion to Spinoza\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable research tool for anyone interested in Spinoza and the era of great change in which he lived and wrote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWiep van Bunge\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of Philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri Krop\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the History of Philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiet Steenbakkers\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the History of Philosophy at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands and holder of the endowed chair of Spinoza studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeroen van de Ven\u003c\/b\u003e is a specialist in late medieval history and codicology, the history of the book and the history of 17th-century Dutch Enlightenment thought, more particularly of the intellectual networks of René Descartes and Benedictus de Spinoza. He is currently preparing an annotated chronology in English of Spinoza's life and works (scheduled 2014).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807545622816,"sku":"9781472532725","price":93.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c8776079b562c5934c3327d9f66c280.webp?v=1780934818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bloomsbury-companion-to-spinoza-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}