The greatest philosopher of the 20th century, Gilles Deleuze, gained fame as a virtuoso interpreter and deconstructor of texts that make up the "golden fund" of world philosophy. Readers are offered a translation of one of the main historical and philosophical works of Deleuze, dedicated to the work of the great philosopher Spinoza. An unconventional reading of Spinozist texts allows not only to take a fresh look at the work of the Dutch thinker, but also to penetrate deeper into the very difficult conceptual apparatus of Deleuze's own philosophizing, and also to more fully experience what Lyotard once called the "state of postmodernity." The book is intended for philosophers, culturologists, university professors, graduate students and students, as well as anyone interested in modern philosophical thought.