Essay on Jeeves and Spinoza

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As I have been threatening to do for a goodish while now, I finally scraped together the time to write an essay on Jeeves and the philosophy of Spinoza. Fans of Wodehouse who have little to no background in the subject of philosophy are the intended audience, so don't be put off by fear that it might be too technical. My presentation of Spinoza's thought is not intended to be comprehensive; rather, I have distilled the parts of it I think shed light on Jeeves as a character. As someone who loves Spinoza, Jeeves' interest in the philosopher has suggested to me a very particular reading of his personality.  This is not meant to be a refined or exhaustive treatment of the subject. It's just a little something which I hope will spark curiosity and discussion. I am eager to hear other people's thoughts. 

I cut out a bit of material I'd prepared in the interest of keeping the essay to a friendlier length, so feel free to ask lots of questions. I trust it is not too dry. ;-) Thanks to erynn999 for her encouragement and willingness to look over the paper before I posted it.

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Fic: A little space to weep

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Title: A Little Space to Weep
Chapter: The Ways of God are strange
Pairing: Wooster/OMC, Jeeves/Wooster in later chapters
Summary: There are some things Bertie can't talk about with Jeeves. Or what happened after Sir Roderick came to lunch
Rating: PG13?
Warnings: Reference to attempted suicide, homophobia, bad attitudes towards women, mental ill health, trenches and character death (OC)
Disclaimer: I wish I was talented enough to have created Jeeves and Wooster. But I'm not, they belong to P.G. Wodehouse's estate.
Edit: Now Betaed by erynn999.
 Master Post of Previous chapters

 

( you'll not find a chap who served who hasn't some change. And the Bishop said "the ways of God are strange" )