Publicada póstumamente en 1677, la “Ética”, obra compuesta como un conjunto de Definiciones, Axiomas, Postulados, Leyes, Proposiciones y Escolios al modo geométrico, ha sido interpretada por la posteridad, pese a esta supuesta objetividad, de manera multiforme, habiendo despertado, más que desacuerdos fríos con la verdad de sus asertos, emociones poderosas. Esta edición de la obra cumbre de Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), personalidad intelectual cuyo pensamiento y figura han sido clasificados de las formas más dispares, según la perspectiva que lo ha sometido a análisis, corre a cargo del profesor Vidal Peña, traductor, prologuista y anotador del volumen.

Wittgenstein et Spinoza construisent, l'un dans le Tractatus, l'autre dans l'Éthique, des systèmes philosophiques réunissant le monde, l'homme et Dieu dans lesquels ils s'opposent sur de nombreux points. C'est ainsi par exemple que, suivant Spinoza, l'homme est assuré que rien ne se produit sans cause alors que Wittgenstein rejette la possibilité de rapports d'ordre causal entre les événements. Le présent travail dissèque dans une première partie l'œuvre de Wittgenstein, il analyse dans une deuxième partie la doctrine de Spinoza, et il compare enfin dans la troisième partie les deux systèmes dont il fait ressortir les points de concordance et de dissemblance dans leurs constructions respectives. Il traite les œuvres philosophiques que sont le Tractatus et l'Éthique comme si elles relevaient de sciences telles que la mécanique, l'astronomie, etc., et utilise des modèles géométriques appropriés à leur interprétation. L'étude comparative du Tractatus et de l'Éthique, qui ne cessent d'exercer leur influence sur la pensée humaine, permet de conclure que le Tractatus, œuvre du XXe siècle, renoue avec le rationalisme du XVIIe siècle exprimé par Spinoza.

Ethics is a philosophical treatise by Benedictus de Spinoza. The author presents a method of Euclid in philosophy, suggesting a tiny number of definitions and adages from which he attempts to derive a large number of proposals.

Samuel Shirley's splendid new translation, with critical annotation reflecting research of the last half-century, is the only edition of the complete text of Spinoza's correspondence available in English. An historical-philosophical Introduction, detailed annotation, a chronology, and a bibliography are also included.

Sumérgete en las profundas ideas de Baruch Spinoza con "ÉTICA", una piedra angular de la filosofía de la Ilustración. Esta edición en español presenta la magistral exploración de la ética, la metafísica y el racionalismo de Spinoza, meticulosamente demostrada a través de su método geométrico único. Perfecta para estudiantes, académicos y entusiastas de la filosofía, esta obra clásica ofrece una comprensión profunda de la naturaleza de la realidad, las emociones humanas y el camino hacia la verdadera felicidad. Descubra por qué el pensamiento de Spinoza sigue influyendo en el discurso filosófico contemporáneo.

Spinoza's philosophy has an undeserved reputation for being obscure and incomprehensible. But now, in this indispensable collection, Spinoza is portrayed in the manner he deserves--as a brilliant metaphysician who paved the way for an exciting new science. The volume focuses on several important areas, including monism, the concept of conatus, the nature of and the relation between mind and body, and Spinoza's relationship to Descartes and Leibniz. The new physics posed difficult questions about the existence and power of God; however, it was commonplace of seventeenth-century metaphysics to claim that all force was God's. In his philosophy, Spinoza solves this problem, identifying God with nature. But, what happens to individuals after that identification? And what is an individual for Spinoza? How does it act? How are its actions explained? This volume clearly addresses these and other fascinating questions. It explores Spinoza's account of the relationship between mind and body, along with his view on the ontology of values. Spinoza saw the threat of deterministic physics to mind-body interaction. How is it possible that minds act on bodies and vice versa? Furthermore, the volume examines the problem of the nature of values, asking is there room for an independent realm of values in the new philosophy? Finally, the collection investigates problems in the interpretation of Spinoza that stem from Spinoza's debatable place in seventeenth-century philosophy; it is often claimed that Spinoza's ideas evolved from Cartesian doctrines while profoundly influencing Leibniz. With a stellar group of contributors--including Michael Della Rocca, John Carriero, Richard Mason, Steven Barbone, Don Garrett, Olli Koistinen, Richard Manning, Peter Dalton, Charles Jarrett, Charles Huenemann, and Mark Kulstad--this volume serves as an excellent resource and represents the best work of a new generation of Spinoza scholars.