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Philosophical Survey In The Morality Of Spinoza In The Light Of His Evil And Good
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1.4 METHODOLOGY
The
method of research, which I applied in my work is both expository and
appraisal. It is expository in the sense that it shows in detail the
works of Spinoza on good and evil. It is also appraisal in the sense
that his own conception of good and evil creates much room to desire
good and to avert evil which when done, human race will turn from its
evil ways of life to good ways of life.
1.5 DIVISION OF WORK
For easy understanding and grasping of this work, I divided this work into five chapters.
Chapter
one is the general introduction, purpose of the study, statement of the
problem, scope of work, methodology, Division of work and a brief
profile of Baruch de Spinoza.
Chapter two is the literature review
of philosophers on good and evil. Chapter three treats in detail the
Spinozistic conception of good and evil. Chapter four is all about
peculiar things in Spinoza’s concept of good and evil. Finally, chapter
five is the evaluation and conclusion that ends this research.
1.6 A BRIEF PROFILE OF BENEDICT B. DE SPINOZA
Benedict
Baruch de Spinoza was born in 1632 in Amsterdam as a son of Jewish
Marrano immigrants from Portugal. He was educated as a Jew and
excommunicated in the year 1656. He earned his livelihood first by
commerce and later by grinding lenses.
He also learned Latin in the
Franciscus Van den Enden where he conversed with a circle of Amsterdam
collegiants, who were dedicated to Cartessianism.
He lived in
Rijnsburg near Leiden in 1660 – 1663, moved to Voorburg near the Hague
in 1663-1670 and finally in Hague in 1670. Some of the works of Spinoza
are Descarte’s principles of Philosophy in 1663 – Renati Descartes
principiorum philosophiae, part 1et II.
The theological – Political Treatise in 1670 (Tractatus Theologico – Politicus)
He died in 21 February 1677. Then his friends published his other works.
1B Spinoza, transl. by R.H.M Elwes, Works of Spinoza, vol 11, (New York: Dover publications,1951) , p.156
2 O. J. Eno Inah, Theses on the problem of evil, (Bigard memorial Seminary, 1981), P. V111
3 R.H.M Elwes, Works of Spinoza, Vol. 11, ( New York: Dover publications,1951 ), P.205
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