Introduction Don Garrett; 1. Spinoza's life Piet Steenbakkers; 2. Spinoza's metaphysics of substance Yitzhak Y. Melamed; 3. Spinoza on the metaphysics of thought and extension Martin Lin; 4. Spinoza's epistemology Ursula Renz; 5. Spinoza on natural science and methodology Alan Gabbey; 6. Spinoza's metaphysical psychology Michael Della Rocca; 7. Spinoza's ethical theory Don Garrett; 8. Kissinger, Spinoza, and Genghis Khan Edwin Curley; 9. Spinoza's philosophical religion Susan James; 10. Spinoza's contribution to biblical scholarship Edwin Curley; 11. Spinoza's reception Pierre-François Moreau and Mogens Lærke.

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