Commentary

• Spinoza and the Stoics: Power, Politics and the Passions

  - DeBrabander, Firmin. Spinoza and the Stoics: Power, Politics and the Passions. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010.
  From the Publisher: “This important book examines Spinoza’s moral and political philosophy. Specifically it considers Spinoza’s engagement with the themes of Stoicism and his significant contribution to the origins of the European… More

• From Bondage to Freedom: Spinoza on Human Excellence

  - LeBuffe, Michael. From Bondage to Freedom: Spinoza on Human Excellence. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
  From the Publisher: “Spinoza rejects fundamental tenets of received morality, including the notions of Providence and free will. Yet he retains rich theories of good and evil, virtue, perfection, and freedom. Building interconnected readings of… More