Contains a fine translation of the Ethics, plus important excerpts from other works and the letters. The translations are by Edwin Curley. Highly recommended.

This is one of the best translations of the Ethics. Welcome additions in the volume include the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, an important early work, plus selected letters. The translator's preface (Samuel Shirley) is a fine discussion of important terms in Spinoza's philosophy.

This influential work on Spinoza is unfortunately out of print. I prefer Bennett's interpretation, but Curley's is more lucid, elegant, and much shorter. Highly recommended.

This is a very good comprehensive introduction to the thought of Spinoza. The three middle chapters deal with the Ethics, and the last two cover political philosophy and philosophy of religion. This book is currently out of print. It would be great if Allison would produce a second revised edition, thus taking into account the last twenty years of Spinoza scholarship.

This is a very good introduction to Spinoza's Ethics, ideally suited for undergraduates and other beginners. Clear, concise, and informative, there is a lot of good stuff in this short book.

This is a first-class, comprehensive account of Spinoza's philosophical thought. It is authoritative and philosophically sophisticated. The prose is clear and the information is presented in a cheerful, informal style. This book rivals Nadler's commentary on the Ethics as the introductory book of choice on Spinoza. Highly recommended.

This is a revised edition of Hampshire's 1951 book Spinoza. Added are two essays, the influential "Spinoza and the Idea of Freedom" (1962), and "Spinoza and Spinozism" (2004). Recommended.

Originally published in 1880, this is the best of the older books on Spinoza. Contains much that is still valuable. Highly recommended.

First published in 1901, this is one of the better older (before 1950) books on the Ethics. Worth taking a serious look at.

First published in 1929, this book is an overview of Spinoza's philosophy and accurately reflects the state of Spinoza scholarship in its day. Still useful for serious students of Spinoza.

A 1957 introduction to Spinoza by a noted Spinoza scholar. This short book emphasizes concepts and is rather dense for a book of its type.

Originally published in French (1970), this short book is mainly composed of an analysis of Spinoza in dictionary form. Deleuze was a brilliant and provocative philosopher, and his Nietzschean interpretation of Spinoza is not for everyone. Highly recommended for "free spirits."

This 1994 book is a fine contribution to the scholarly literature. The emphasis is on the connections among Spinoza's metaphysics, ethics, and the notion of individuality. Especially good at showing how Spinoza confronted Descartes' problems and tried to overcome them.

Mason's analysis of the Theological-Political Treatise is very helpful, his views on the Ethics less so. Sides with Curley against Bennett. He and Curley claim that Spinoza was no rationalist. I strongly disagree.

A welcome contribution to Spinoza scholarship, this book attempts to understand the famously difficult methodology employed by Spinoza. Garrett is very good at describing the various influences on Spinoza (Maimonides, Gersonides, Descartes). His knowledge of the scholarly literature is impressive.

This collection of 18 essays, published in 1972, includes mostly classic essays from the 1920s through the 1950s. Parkinson's contribution is from his 1954 book. Bibliography but no index.

This 1975 anthology features 14 essays by such noted scholars as Parkinson, Hampshire, Curley, and Frankena. There is an impressive bibliography that focuses on publications from 1960 through 1972. Included are author and topic indexes.

Eleven essays published in 1978. Highlights include fine contributions by Parkinson, Kashap, and Radner. Index but no bibliography.

This anthology centers on Part III of Spinoza's Ethics, his theory of the emotions. There are 16 essays and an index. Recommended for those interested in Spinoza's views on human psychology.

The topic of this collection of 13 essays is Part IV of the Ethics. Published in 2004, the concern here is "the ambivalence between freedom and servitude, and between reason and sub-rationality..." (p. xv). Name index but no bibliography.