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DR. ROTH has produced a scholarly book. The author rejects the view that Spinoza is originally a follower of Descartes and that the purpose of his speculation is to develop the logical consistency of the Cartesian principles. He holds that he is mainly concerned to oppose and overthrow the theory of Descartes, and that he does so by recovering and reanimating the four-centuries old doctrines of Maimonides in the “Guide to the Perplexed.” The argument is not lightly to be set aside but it is scarcely likely to be convincing.
Spinoza, Descartes and Maimonides.
By Dr. Leon Roth. Pp. 148. (Oxford: At the Clarendon Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1924.) 7s. 6d. net.
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Spinoza, Descartes and Maimonides. Nature 114, 785 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114785d0
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