"Published shortly after his death in 1677, Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza?s greatest work: a fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to comprehend the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding, moving from a consideration of the eternal to speculate upon humanity's place in the natural order, freedom, and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection."--P. [4] of cover.

"This translation first published in the USA in A Spinoza reader by Princeton University Press 1994"--T.p. verso.

1. Of God --- 2. Of the nature and origin of the mind --- 3. Of the origin and nature of the affects --- 4. Of human bondage, or the powers of the affects --- 5. Of the power of the intellect, or on human freedom.