Margaret Gullan-Whur Expelled from the Jewish community of Amsterdam for heresy, Spinoza (1632-77) was eventually reviled by all religious authorities for holding fast to his conviction that reason, not revelation, was the way to find the truth of God or nature. Gullan-Whur shows how Spinozas central philosophical beliefs developed within the context of his life and focuses on the philosophers attempt to act solely through reason in the face of personal and national crises.

Within Reason

MARGARET GULLAN-WHUR

Biographies & Memoirs

Jonathan Cape Ltd.

What Your Handwriting Reveals

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Unknown

Four Elements Misc. Supplies by Margaret Gullan-Whur(Author)

Four Elements

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Rider&Co

The seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza was expelled from the Jewish community of Amsterdam the age of twenty-four for 'horrendous heresies', and was eventually reviled by all religious authorities for claiming that human beings are parts of a single, unified nature, that God is identical with nature, and that reason, not revelation, supplies the truth of any aspect of God. Undeterred, he made this thesis the basis for a rational crusade against superstition and prejudice. Dr Gullan-Whur's biography, the first for twenty-eight years, shows how Spinoza's central philosophical beliefs developed within the context of his own life. Drawing on very recent scholary research and making detailed reference to primary sources, some not previously explored, the author focuses on the philosopher's attempt to act solely through reason in the face of turbulent personal and national circumstances. This new approach demolishes the myth that Spinoza was a lofty ascetic. It exposes his emotional and sexual vulnerabilit arrogance and misogyny, yet shows his living philosophical experiment to be shrply relevant today.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Pimlico

<p>Analysing handwriting is now widely accepted as one of the most effective means of analysing character. It is one of our most unconscious form of self-expression, and our hidden passions, desires and potential all leave their marks on the page.This classic workbook contains a complete, step-by-step introduction to interpreting handwriting. It provides clearly graded courses for both the student and the general reader and shows you how to assess:the general characteristics of handwriting what use of space and direction reveals what letter formation reveals how to identify different personality types</p>

The Secrets of Your Handwriting: A Straightforward and Practical Guide to Handwriting Analysis

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

What Handwriting Reveals -Cs

HarperCollins, Publishers

Discover Graphology: A Straightforward and Practical Guide to Handwriting Analysis

New Age & Spirituality

Harpercollins

Diamond Books

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