Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. One. Desire (Shahwa) and Spiritedness (Ghadab) vs. Conatus 19
6. Two. Veneration vs. Equality 51
7. Three. Forms vs. Laws of Nature 77
8. Four. Freedom vs. Determinism 107
9. Five. Teleology vs. Imagined Ideal 139
10. Six. Prudence vs. Imagination 163
11. Epilogue 187
12. Appendix: Richard Kennington’s Spinoza and Esotericism in Spinoza’s Thought 193
13. Index 213