Table of Contents

Introduction Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Contributors 1. Life 2. Influences 3. Early Critics 4. Glossary 5.Short Synopses 6. Spinoza scholarship Index

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A unique reference work on Spinoza which details his biography, influences, critics, essential terminology, and current scholarship for advanced students and scholars.

About the Author

Wiep van Bunge is Professor of the History of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands. Henri Krop is Associate Professor in the History of Philosophy at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Piet Steenbakkers holds the endowed chair for Spinoza studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands. He is lecturer in the History of Modern Philosophy at Utrecht University, Netherlands. Jeroen van de Ven is Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.