The
Macat Library wordt opgebouwd en aangeboden door een club met nogal wat
pretentie; de website staat vol met statements als:
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‘Typisch
Amerikaans’, zou je denken, maar het komt uit Engeland.
Een
van de boeken die ze begin volgend jaar brengen is:
Baruch
Spinoza’s Ethics. Macat International
Limited [The Macat Library, hardcover & paperback], 31 Jan 2018 Geredigeerd
door Gary Slater (holds a DPhil in theology and religion from the Univeristy of
Oxford. He is currently a faculty member at St Edwards University, Texas)
& Andreas Vrahimis (the author of Encounters between Analytic and
Continental Philosophy (2013). He teaches at the Univeristy of Cyprus)
Of
het een nieuwe vertaling betreft, of er veel toelichting wordt gegeven, het blijkt
allemaal niet uit de aanbieding bij Amazon. Maar de poeha eromheen, en de aanduiding "A Macat Analysis" doet iets verwachten; dus misschien interessant om in de gaten te
houden. Het wordt aldus door de uitgever omschreven:
Baruch Spinoza's Ethics is a dense masterpiece of
sustained argumentative reasoning. It earned its place as one of the most
important and influential books in Western philosophy by virtue of its
uncompromisingly direct arguments about the nature of God, the universe, free
will, and human morals. Though it remains one of the densest and most
challenging texts in the entire canon of Western philosophy, Ethics is also
famous for Spinoza's unique approach to ordering and constructing its
arguments. As its full title - Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order -
suggests, Spinoza decided to use the rigorous format of mathematical-style
propositions to lay out his arguments, just as the Ancient Greek mathematician
Euclid had used geometrical propositions to lay out the basic rules of
geometry. In choosing such a systematic method, Spinoza's masterwork shows the
crucial aspects of good reasoning skills being employed at the highest level.
The key use of reasoning is the production of an argument that is
well-organised, supports its conclusions and proceeds logically towards its
end. Just as a mathematician might demonstrate a geometrical proof, Spinoza
sought to lay out a comprehensive philosophy for human existence - an attempt
that has influenced generations of philosophers since.
Enfin, ik kan m’n nieuwsgierigheid niet bedwingen en heb bij Book Depository voor €6,78 de paperback besteld. Voor zo’n bedrag kan je je er geen buil aan vallen.
Aanvulling 6 jan. 2018. Het wordt kennelijk geproduceerd door Routledge, want die uitgever heeft het staan onder de boeken die zij uitbrengen [cf.].
Aanvulling 6 jan. 2018. Het wordt kennelijk geproduceerd door Routledge, want die uitgever heeft het staan onder de boeken die zij uitbrengen [cf.].
Das idd niet duur.
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