New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2011. This book is the first to offer an accessible, encyclopedic account of Spinoza's life and ideas, his influences and commentators, his lasting significance. Some of the best features include a time line of Spinoza's life, several bibliographies, a substantive dictionary of key Spinozan concepts, and summaries of Spinoza's principal writings. The work concludes with three all-new essays on Spinoza's place in present-day academic scholarship.