Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise
Exploring 'The Will of God'
Seiten
2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-26353-6 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-26353-6 (ISBN)
This book presents the first 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 between their theories.
Theo Verbeek
Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Religion and truth; 'The will of God'; 'The word of God'; The impossibility of theology; 'Government by God'; The freedom to philosophize: Descartes and Spinoza; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 01.03.2017 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 303 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-26353-2 / 1138263532 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-26353-6 / 9781138263536 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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