Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Spinoza and the Ethics

Genevieve Lloyd is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is the author of The Man of Reason: ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ in Western Philosophy and Being and Time: Selves and Narrators in Philosophy and Literature (both published by Routledge), and Part of Nature: Self-knowledge in Spinoza’s Ethics (1994).

• Chapter 1 Spinoza in his time and ours; Chapter 2 God, minds and bodies; Chapter 3 From bondage to freedom; Chapter 4 Intuitive knowledge and the intellectual love of God; Chapter 5 The way to wisdom;

'Lloyd's book offers a helpful, spirited and accessible introduction to the Ethics, articulating Spinoza's main insights in a powerful and distinctive fashion.' - Mind'An excellent, short introduction ... clear and concise.' - Women's Philosophy Review'This well-crafted and pithy introduction to Ethics, intended for students coming to Spinoza for the first time, ranks with the best of its kind.' - Religious Studies Review'A very sound and very imaginative guide to a rich and difficult text.' - Philosophical Books