Ethics

by Benedict de Spinoza

A foundational inquiry into how we ought to live and what makes conduct right or good. A classic of moral philosophy for readers ready to think rigorously about virtue, duty, and the good life.

At a glance Few questions are older, or more persistently pressing, than how a human being ought to… This work takes that question head-on and refuses to look away from it. It belongs to the long and central tradition of moral philosophy, in which reason itself… What it's about The book undertakes a systematic examination of morality: the nature of…

The book undertakes a systematic examination of morality: the nature of the good, the sources and grounds of right action, and the ends toward which a well-lived life is properly directed.