Spinoza and Spinozism - Hampshire, Stuart (, (1914-2004) formerly Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, and Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University)

Among the great thinkers of modern times, only Spinoza created a complete system of philosophy that rivals Plato's. Few other thinkers have felt so strongly 'the desire to have a unitary view of the world and of man's place within it. This book offers an introduction to a supreme thinker, and to his influence on philosophy.