The Great Philosophers: Spinoza

by Roger Scruton

Overview

Born to be misunderstood, Spinoza was a man whose theology was banned for Godlessness. The very virtuosity of his reasoning left logicians unsettled, while even to professional thinkers in our own time, Spinoza has seemed too clever by half.

And yet, as Roger Scruton shows in this strikingly readable introduction to the man and his though, Spinoza's concerns were both simple and sublime. Few philosophers, indeed, have shown such a straightforward, sustained and honest interest in uncovering the most fundamental aspects of existence. Too important to be dismissed as a mere genius, Spinoza is rediscovered here in all his quiet and consoling simplicity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780221694
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	09/14/2011
Series:	GREAT PHILOSOPHERS
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	230,811
File size:	139 KB

About the Author

Sir Roger Scruton was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and was until 1990 Professor of Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London. A philosopher and author, he has published more than 40 acclaimed books on morals, politics, architecture and aesthetics. He died in 2020.