Livro The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II

"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.