by Baruch Spinoza · ISBN 9782040168094
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This book is an old edition of the work 'Ethics' by the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, published by ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles). The work explores metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, presenting a systematic view of the universe and the place of the human being in it. Spinoza argues that God and nature are the same thing, and that happiness is achieved through rational understanding and virtue.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan, and God's expulsion of them from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost elevated Milton's reputation as one of history's greatest poets. He also served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.
