{"product_id":"ethics","title":"Ethik","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if freedom comes not from choosing without limits, but from understanding what moves you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Ethics, Benedictus de Spinoza builds a view of reality, the human mind and the good life with definitions, axioms and proofs. His method resembles geometry, but his questions reach into daily experience. Why do fear, love and anger hold us so strongly? How can clear thought lead us out of confusion and sadness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpinoza argues that God and Nature are one, that everything follows by necessity, and that mind and body are one thing seen two ways. He denies free will, yet makes human freedom his goal. The challenge is to understand how reason can guide a person whom passions pull toward choices they know are worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA geometry of living\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow definitions and proofs toward questions about your emotions, understanding and the good life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGod and Nature united\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Spinoza's claim that all things belong to one substance, rather than separate realities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMind and body together\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider what changes when thought and body become two ways of seeing one thing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull of passions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine why emotions bind us, and how reason offers a different way to live.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom through understanding\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover why Spinoza links lasting joy to clear understanding rather than choice without causes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy thinking hard about God, mind, choice and happiness, and prefer tight argument to gentle advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and begin following Spinoza's argument toward understanding and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534593491292,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00666_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792174933","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/ethik","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}