The Ethics
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The Ethics

By Benedict de Spinoza
Michael Caine
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Length9h 35m

About this audiobook

First published posthumously in 1677, "The Ethics" (AKA Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order) is a philosophical treatise written in Latin by Benedict de Spinoza (Baruch Spinoza).. "The Ethics" is an ambitious and multifaceted work. Ambitious in its subject matter because Spinoza criticizes all traditional philosophical conceptions of God, man and the universe. Ambitious also because Spinoza's method is to demonstrate the truth about God, about nature, man, religion and the good life. Indeed, Spinoza proceeds by means of definitions, axioms, corollaries and scholia, that is, mathematically. Although Spinoza's Ethics embraces theology, anthropology or ontology and metaphysics, he chose the term "ethics" because he postulates that happiness comes from a liberation from superstition and the passions. In other words, he sees ontology as a way of demystifying the world and enabling man to live according to reason.

Audiobook details

GenreSpirituality and Religion, Philosophy, Psychology
Length9 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 29, 2019
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Part 1. Concerning God
2Part 2. On The Nature And Origin Of The Mind
3Part 3. On The Origin And Nature Of The Emotions
4Part 4. Of Human Bondage, Or The Strength Of The Emotions
5Part 5. Of The Power Of The Understanding, Or Of Human Freedom

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