The Philosophy of Spinoza: The Unity of his Thought. Spinoza. Leibniz

Abstract

THE new series of publications which, under the title of “Leaders of Philosophy”, is being edited by Prof. J. L. Stocks, ought to supply a want which has long been felt. It is true that certain of the volumes contained in Blackwood's “Philosophical Classics” such as Adamson's monograph on “Fichte” and Croom Robertson's on “Hobbes” are in their way unique and of permanent value but they were written nearly fifty years ago, and the last half-century has been particularly fruitful in historical and critical work respecting all the philosophical systems that have influenced western thought. There is, therefore, ample room for such a set of volumes as Prof. Stocks contemplates and with those that deal with Spinoza and Leibniz, the two greatest metaphysical thinkers of the pre-Kantian period, the new series appropriately makes a start. The Philosophy of Spinoza: The Unity of his Thought. By Richard McKeon. Pp. ix + 345. (New York, London and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1928.) 25s. net. Spinoza. By Prof. Leon Roth. (Leaders of Philosophy Series.) Pp. xvi + 250. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1929.) 12s. 6d. net. Leibniz. By Prof. Herbert Wildon Carr. (Leaders of Philosophy Series.) Pp. vi + 222. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1929.) 12s. 6d. net.