Just to give some background, I am currently in a group reading for this book at my university. The problem here is the language is a bit difficult for me to understand. Some points get lost while reading the sentences or sometimes I’m at a loss as to what is being said. I would like to have understood the main points of each paragraph but it is especially time consuming, as the reading group is not part of my major. So are there any good places to get a clear understanding of the text, with each paragraph maybe translated to modern English?
I would check out the Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. They probably have a whole article on the subject.
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Look here for the Early Modern Texts edition of the Second Treatise. Their editions are edited for clarity and the language updated.