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Spinoza expressed his resolve to: "...inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else; whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness." He found, for himself, that the "chief good" is "knowledge of the union existing between the mind and the whole of nature." The true study of Spinoza's ideas involves the study of our own particular nature, seeking to clarify the confusions and passive emotions brought about through our own imagination and, by using Reason and Intuition, to direct our mind toward union with our Eternal Essential Being. |
This site is dedicated to the memory --No!, to the Living Ideas expressed by Benedict de Spinoza, and to Frederick Kettner [see The Biosophical Institute web site] and XXXXXXXXXXXXXX [Note] both of whom grasped the essence of those ideas and applied themselves to awakening knowledge of the Eternal and Infinite One in the minds of their students. |
This site includes hypertext, indexed versions of the major works of
Benedict de Spinoza. You will find the complete English language
text from the Unabridged R.H.M. Elwes Translation [from the Latin] (1883) of:
You will also find the Abraham Wolf Translation [from the Dutch] (1910) of:
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The Spinoza Net |
"The Spinoza Net is dedicated to furthering research, knowledge and
discussion about the works, reception and contributions of Baruch Spinoza."
Includes a wide range of Spinoza information and many links to other sites.
Spinoza Research ,
Spinoza Events
[NOTE: This site seems to have gone dormant for some time.] |
A Dedication to Spinoza's Insights | Joseph B. Yesselman's site with many commentaries and a long list of links to related sites. |
Spinoza Study Group | Lewis Almeida's site; "For those interested in improving and understanding themselves, God, other individuals, and the nature of things by following the method specified in Spinoza's Ethics." |
The Biosophical Institute | Dr. Frederick Kettner; "...received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Vienna in 1919 after writing his thesis on 'The Unity of the Five Books in Spinoza's Ethics.'" |
Constantin Brunner | Barrett Pashak's site devoted to Constantin Brunner's ideas; "Brunner relies heavily on Spinoza in all matters, including Christology". |
Additional | More Links to other sites. |
Spinoza discussion at Yahoo! Groups | "The Spinoza list is intended for thoughtful discussion about the philosophy of Spinoza and, especially, slow readings of his works." |
Spinoza Ethics at Yahoo! Groups | Spinoza, "The Ethics" slow reading list. |
Spinoza TIE at Yahoo! Groups | Spinoza, "On The Improvement of the Understanding" slow reading list. |
Spinoza TTP at Yahoo! Groups | Spinoza, "Theologico-Political Treatise" slow reading list. |
12/26/2006 | Updated links to other sites. |
4/21/2006 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
3/9/2006 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
2/28/2006 thru 3/6/2006 | Addition(s) to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" (same topic, further discussion.) |
8/14/2005 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
7/28/2005 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
12/3/2004 | Additional links and corrections. |
11/6/2004 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
10/25/2004 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
5/19/2004 |
Modified headings for Letters 39, 40 (35), and 41 (36) in the
Selected Correspondence section to include the following note: [the Elwes translation shows this as Christian Huyghens, Shirley and others show it as John Hudde.] |
3/30/2004 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
3/18/2004 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
2/23/2004 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
7/21/2003 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
3/21/2003 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
1/7/2003 | Added link on this page to download a full ZIP'd copy of this site for offline use. |
8/19/2002 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" and modified general Note. Also added the rest of the books of the New Testament to the "Gospel of Jesus" |
6/10/2002 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
5/29/2002 | Added a list of corrections or clarifications to the text of The Ethics as found in the Dover edition of the R.H.M. Elwes translation. These were applied to the version at this site but never indicated. See the "Introduction to this hypertext version" page under; MENU: Spinoza's Works. |
4/22/2002 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
2/27/2002 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
1/21/2001 | Modified the Emotion list in the Topic Index per several corrections/suggestions by Rudolf W. Meijer whose excellent Latin Spinoza site I highly recommend. |
10/03/2000 | Modified target frame for each of the Ethics "Contents" pages so pages linked to in upper frame appear in lower frame. The previously inconsistent action (which did have a "logic" to it) finally became enough of an annoyance in my own study usage to cause me to change it! |
7/23/2000 | Several minor corrections. |
5/30/2000 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
5/17/2000 | Additions to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" |
4/14/2000 | Addition to: "Related Thoughts" / "Kahlil Gibran" |
4/1/2000 | Additions and changes to: "Spinoza Works": Added several letters written by Spinoza which were inadvertently left out. Also some minor corrections to text and an addition to "Studies" section. |
3/26/2000 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Spinoza Study Keys" |
3/22/2000 | Addition to: "Introduction" / "Personal Notes" / "The World" |
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