 And yet, such a picture of the interpretive landscape would be quite misleading. Spinoza studies have seen a renaissance of interest in his views on modality, spawning in recent years many articles and chapters devoted to his modal views. From this boon of research and interest (relative to Spinoza studies), considerable disagreement has emerged about Spinoza’s modal commitments. Much of this disagreement stems from larger interpretive disagreements about Spinoza’s metaphysics. By examining Spinoza’s views on modality, we will also explore several of his most central metaphysical views.