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lelia_t's review against another edition
2.0
I’m not sure if this book wasn’t for me because I don’t have a philosophically disposed mind or because I didn’t enjoy Steven Nadler’s ponderous technique of reiterating the same idea with slight variations. I think that’s an academically sound way of coming to a point, but often I would think “Ok, I think I get it” and then the next paragraph would cover the same ground again. Having just read Peter Akroyd’s biography of Blake, I also felt Spinoza’s philosophy of “adequate knowledge” could have used a jolt of the creative imagination that fueled Blake’s genius.
mahir007's review against another edition
5.0
في عالم سبينوزا ، لا توجد عيوب. لا يوجد شيء به عيب أو فاشل . لا يوجد شر ، ولا شيء أقل مما "يفترض" أن يكون. كل شئ على ما يرام. لكن في طبيعة سبينوزا الخالية من القيمة ، كل ما يعنيه هذا حقًا هو أن كل شيء هو فقط ما هو عليه. الكمال هو مجرد حقيقة. أن يكون الشيء مثاليًا هو ببساطة أن يكون في الواقع كما هو . يقول: "الواقع والكمال ، هما نفس الشيء". "الكمال" ، أولاً وقبل كل شيء ، مفهوم وجودي ، وليس مفهومًا تقييميًا. يمكن إجراء المقارنات ، بالطبع ، وبعض الأشياء لديها المزيد من الواقعية والكمال أكثر من غيرها. الله ، أو الطبيعة ، كمادة أبدية لا متناهية لها كمال لانهائي ؛ الأشجار والزرافات والبشر كأشياء محدودة - ما يسميه سبينوزا "الأنماط المحدودة" للمادة الفريدة الأبدية اللانهائية - لها كمال محدود . بعبارة أخرى ، الطبيعة نفسها كاملة تمامًا ؛ كل ما هو موجود في الطبيعة وجزء منها يشترك في كمال الطبيعة . حتى أنه لا يزال هناك معنى تقديري يمكن من خلاله أن نقول إن الشيء المحدود هو أكثر كمالا من شيء محدود آخر ، ويمكن القول أن هناك شيء واحد أكثر كمالاً الآن مما كان عليه من قبل أو سيكون لاحقاً. ومع ذلك ، فإن مثل هذه التقييمات هي في معظمها مجرد آراء ذاتية. يصر سبينوزا على أنه عندما يتم أخذ "الكمال" بالمعنى التقييمي ، فإن كل شيء ناتج عن المسار العادي للطبيعة لا يكون بحد ذاته مثاليًا أو ناقصًا.
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Steven Nadler
Think Least of Death
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
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Steven Nadler
Think Least of Death
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
sotweedfactor's review against another edition
3.0
A good introduction to Spinoza. Nadler is clear and concise while explaining some fairly complicated concepts.
paulataua's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful attempt to bring the extremely complex thought of Spinoza to the lay reader. It isn’t really important that it doesn’t wholly achieve its aim. It does manage to generate enough of an understanding and kindle enough enthusiasm to make you want to read more. Good intro to Spinoza!
kavinay's review against another edition
2.0
Overall a good primer on Spinoza, but it strikes me as an odd choice to not go into Spinoza's metaphysics and how the resulting pantheism confounds and distinguishes him from his early modern peers.
Put another way: Spinoza was delightfully weird and contextualizing that would go a long way towards making his his work further accessible and appreciated.
Put another way: Spinoza was delightfully weird and contextualizing that would go a long way towards making his his work further accessible and appreciated.
karis_dl's review against another edition
3.0
This book was sort of underwhelming. While Nadler’s take on Spinoza opened up quite a few engaging discussions I felt as though many of the perhaps heavier conversations were addressed like a hit and run and I would have enjoyed unpacking them a bit more. Given that Spinoza claims to provide a universal approach as to how to live a good life I feel like his lack of consideration for diverse people and marginalized communities presents issues. I also felt like Nadler didn’t spend enough time addressing how this plays out in a communal sense rather than just for the individual. On a more personal note I disagree with a lot of Spinoza’s positions on the value of emotions and our responses to them but that’s more on me than it is the book. That said I did find the writing to be much more accessible than most philosophical texts which I think is hugely important in making philosophy more approachable. Nadler did make me want to go to the source and read Spinoza directly as well.
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