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Spinoza's Theologico-political Treatise

Exploring the Will of God

  • Hardback
  • 212 pages
  • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

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For those curious about philosophy and religion.

Spinoza's Treatise clarifies complex ideas for you.

Understand authority in faith and think for yourself.

Discover an easy-to-understand analysis of Spinoza's ideas on religion and authority in this insightful book by Theo Verbeek.

Presents an accessible analysis of Spinoza's "Tractatus Theologico-politicus", situating the work in the context of Spinoza's general philosophy and its 17th-century historical background. According to Spinoza it is impossible for a being to be infinitely perfect and to have a legislative will. This idea, demonstrated in the "Ethics", is presupposed and further elaborated in the "Tractatus Theologico-politicus". It implies, not only that on the level of truth all revealed religion is false, but also that all authority is of human origin and that all obedience is rooted in a political structure. The consequences for "authority" as it is used in a religious context are explored: the authority of Scripture, the authority of particular interpretations of Scripture, and the authority of the Church. Verbeek also explores the work of two other philosophers of the period - Hobbes and Descartes - to highlight certain peculiarities of Spinoza's position, and to show the contrasts in theories of ideas and judgements.

  • Title

    Spinoza\'s Theologico-political Treatise

  • Author

    Theo Verbeek

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Ashgate Publishing Group

  • Published

    February 2003

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    477g

  • Page Count

    212

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780754604938

  • ISBN-10

    0754604934

  • Eden Code

    1212386

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