Spinoza's "Ethics" is first and foremost a practical philosophy for everyday living. And for the deep sense of acceptance and joy I experienced during and after reading it - I can say it was definitely worth the read. It's also, however, a work of sustained philosophical brilliance. A philosophy of immanence, in which economy of principles prevails as an attempt is made to explain existence through one single thing - Substance/God/Nature, three words for this one thing. There is no Cartesian mind/body dualism here, but instead a philosophy that seeks to show how to mind and body are united. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say the book is great and challenging thoughtscape.
For all serious scholars of philosophy or people looking to say yes to existence - this book was meant for you.
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Do you respect wood? (Review of condition of book, no content)
I just received this book, so this is a review of the condition of the book. It came packaged well, clean, with no damage to the book. Although I will say these Penguin Classics paper backs are not very sturdy as I have owned them before, and the spine will break with minimal use, often leaving a white line on the spine where it broke. So not only does the cover not stay in place because of the break it leaves a terrible mark. It makes it look like I don't respect books, I respect books. I respect them like I respect wood, do you respect wood? A photo example of the spine breaking is shown of a used penguin classic published in the same fashion. Oh how I love these books, but they break too easily.
