The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume I Review

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The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume I ReviewI believe that the previous commentator was confused. First, "ideatum" cannot be a dative noun because there is no "--um" dative ending. An "-um" ending indicates a nominative, accusative, or third declension plural genitive. Second, I do not know what word the commentator is thinking about. "Ideatum" is a technical Latin term, which refers to the object of an idea. So, if for example I have an idea of a cow then the cow is the "ideatum." Curley translates this word as "object" most of the time and explains why in his extensive notes. The term is difficult to translate into English, but Curley does a fantastic job. I would ask the previous commentator what translation he would prefer because both Shirley and Ewles use the same translation of "ideatum." Third, I am unclear what the previous commentator was talking about when arguing that Spinoza "presents a devastating criticism to the rationalist project at every juncture." Spinoza is often considered a rationalist philosopher because he accepts many of the assumptions of the other rationalists. For example, Spinoza clearly accepts what Bennett calls "explanatory rationalism," which is the thesis that every event (and thing) has an explanation (and cause). I would direct the commentator to the first few chapters of Bennett's book. I agree with the previous commentator that Spinoza should not be read simply as a Cartesian (it seems likely to me that he has significant medieval influences), but Spinoza was clearly deeply influenced by Descartes. Descartes is the only philosopher mentioned by name (twice) in the Ethics (although Spinoza does vaguely point to "the Hebrew" philosophers in his mysterious Scholium at 2p7). Nevertheless, I have serious worries about the previous commentator's statements and would not take them too seriously when considering whether or not to buy this fantastic book.The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume I Overview

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