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- Book Title
- Spinoza Problem : a Novel
- Publication Name
- The Spinoza Problem
- Title
- The Spinoza Problem
- Subtitle
- A Novel
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0465061850
- EAN
- 9780465061853
- ISBN
- 9780465061853
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Genre
- History, Philosophy, Fiction
- Release Date
- 26/02/2013
- Release Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 10.9 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Topic
- Psychological, Religious, Historical, Jewish
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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In The Spinoza Problem , Irvin Yalom spins fact and fiction into an unforgettable psycho-philosophical novel. A psychiatrist with a deep interest in philosophical issues, Yalom jointly tells the story of the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza, his philosophy and subsequent excommunication from the Jewish community, and his apparent influence on the Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg, whose einsatzgruppe was dispatched during the Second World War to investigate a mysterious Spinoza Problem." Seamlessly alternating between Golden Age Amsterdam and Nazi Germany, Yalom investigates the inner lives of these two enigmatic men in a tale of influence and anxiety, the origins of good and evil, and the philosophy of freedom and the tyranny of terror.
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Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465061850
ISBN-13
9780465061853
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Spinoza Problem : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Religious, Historical, Jewish
Publication Year
2013
Genre
History, Philosophy, Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
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Reviews
Dilip V. Jeste, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry & Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego "Irvin Yalom's The Spinoza Problem is an amazing novel that combines fact and fiction in a spell-binding manner. Little is known about the psyche of either Baruch Spinoza or Alfred Rosenberg, yet using his extraordinary ability to peer into the minds of his patients, Dr. Yalom has produced a rare gem in existing literature. Only an incomparably gifted author could write such a fascinating and thought-provoking novel. A real page-turner." Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of _Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity "The great-souled psychiatrist has written a novel about the great-souled philosopher. Ambitious, erudite, and engaging, The Spinoza Problem 's interweaving tale forces a reader to confront the fundamental question: can reason exert its force for good?" Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "Irvin Yalom does a masterful job in bringing to life Spinoza and his philosophy and connecting it to the apocalyptic history of Nazi Germany and the persona of Alfred Rosenberg. It's the sort of temporal alchemy and alchemy of science and fiction that Yalom does so well. The Spinoza Problem is engrossing, enlightening, disturbing and ultimately deeply satisfying.", Lou Marinoff, Professor of Philosophy, City College of New York, and President, American Philosophical Practitioners Association " The Spinoza Problem is a ringing endorsement for an authentically philosophical life, wherein a toweringly heroic philosopher is persecuted in two eras: one governed by medieval superstition; the other, by totalitarian racism. The novel is a masterpiece, depicting the ultimate triumph of clear and compassionate reason over religious dogma and political pathology alike. I think it's Yalom's greatest yet." Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, and Past-President, American Psychiatric Association "In The Spinoza Problem , Irvin Yalom has given us a suspenseful and meaningful novel spanning nearly three centuries and depicting how philosophy and wisdom can spur evil counter-responses that can continue for centuries. This book is another tour de force from a leading psychiatrist psychotherapist who has truly created a genre of fiction and whose novels engross and enlighten us as we anticipate turning the next page. The Spinoza Problem is another not to be missed work from one of the great contributors to the scientific and fictional literature of psychotherapy." Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Imaginative and erudite", Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor "This is the most intriguing novel I've read in many a year. Irvin Yalom has created a taut, deeply informative page turner. I enthusiastically recommend The Spinoza Problem ." Jay Parini, author of The Last Station and The Passages of H.M. "Spinoza had no 'real life' outside his reading and writing: he lived in his brilliant mind. So how do you write about a philosopher--a writer beloved of Goethe, Schopenhauer, and so many other thinkers--who spent most of his time in thought? And how do you regard Spinoza--a Jew whose work helped to usher in the Enlightenment--if, indeed, you're a Nazi? Irvin Yalom is just the writer to take on such a problem, and he solves it, with his own novelistic brilliance, in this vibrant book. In my view, Yalom is one of the most eclectic, wide-ranging, and dazzling writers of our time." Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Flourish "Irvin Yalom is the most significant writer of psychological fiction in the world today. I didn't think he could top When Nietzsche Wept or The Schopenhauer Cure , but he has. The Spinoza Problem is a masterpiece.", The Washington Post "[A]s an accessible introduction to Spinoza's complex philosophy, Yalom's method has much to recommend it. Like a good teacher, he presents only a few ideas at a time and moves carefully from one to the next with frequent recapitulation....The conversations he creates give a lovely sense of the philosopher's character and provide a lucid explanation of the man's major ideas about nature, free will, and reason." Tucson Citizen "In this highly intriguing novel, Irvin D. Yalom...builds a plot around the obsession that the infamously anti-Semitic Rosenberg had with Spinoza, a Jew. Yalom seamlessly parallels the intellectual and personal lives of these two very different men in this engaging, erudite tale. Yalom's ability to make complex ideas and theories accessible is what makes his novels so popular. The Spinoza Problem gives readers a penetrating look at the perils inherent in seeking wisdom, and the dangers incumbent on anyone brave or foolish enough to attempt a philosophical life." San Francisco Book Review "Powerful.", Jewish Book World "Beautifully written, remarkably ambitious, filled with vivid descriptions of place, and bursting with brilliant insights, The Spinoza Problem carefully develops its personalities and issues so that they come alive in a highly original and absorbing way." San Jose Mercury News "What links renowned 17th-century Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza with the Nazi party ideologue whose 'master race' theory led to Hitler's 'final solution? That question is brilliantly explored in the new novel The Spinoza Problem .... As in his earlier novel When Nietzsche Wept, Yalom again dramatizes a great thinker's ideas." Jewish Journal "Yalom's latest novel, The Spinoza Problem , is yet another example of how a psychiatrist's stock in trade -- the secrets spoken only in the therapist's office -- can be spun into gold by a gifted storyteller.... The Spinoza Problem consists of two compelling narratives.... The two tales amount to a mystery novel, although it is a mystery of a very cerebral kind." City Book Review "Yalom delivers a powerful philosophical and psychological novel."
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
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