Spinoza’s Ethics, Winter 2026, Tues. 4-6, LB 681

Text
The Essential Spinoza, edited by Michael L. Morgan and translated by Samuel Shirley (Hackett, 2006).

Reading Schedule
Week 1 — Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect (pp. 162-190) — Jan. 13
Week 2 — Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being (pp. 191-215) — Jan. 20
Week 3 — Ethics, Part I, Concerning God (pp. 1-29) — Jan. 27
Week 4 — Ethics, Part I, Concerning God (pp. 1-29) — Feb. 3
Week 5 — Ethics, Part II, Of the Nature and Origin of the Mind (pp. 29-60) — Feb. 10
Week 6 — Ethics, Part II, Of the Nature and Origin of the Mind (pp. 29-60) — Feb. 17
Week 7 — Ethics, Part III, Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Emotions (pp. 61-101) — Feb. 24
Week 8 — Ethics, Part III, Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Emotions (pp. 61-101) — Mar. 10
Week 9 — Ethics, Part IV, Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions (pp. 102-142) — Mar. 17
Week 10 — Ethics, Part IV, Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions (pp. 102-142) — Mar. 24
Week 11 — Ethics, Part V, Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Freedom (pp. 143-162) — Mar. 31
Week 12 — Ethics, Part V, Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Freedom (pp. 143-162) — Apr. 7