複数あるスピノザ研究便覧の中でも好評を博したThe Continuum Companion to Spinoza（2011年）の新版である本書は、欧米の最新の研究によるアップデートを加え、スピノザの生涯、影響、受容にも詳しく迫る。主要ラテン語の用語集や著作の梗概も特長。This 2nd edition Handbook of Spinoza retains a unique focus on the biographical details of Spinoza's life, as well as essential scholarship on his influences and early critics. A glossary of key Latin Spinozan terms with English translations remains a key feature alongside short synopses of Spinoza's writings. Adding to the updated contemporary scholarship on Spinoza from across Europe and the US is the recognition of Spinoza's influence more globally.