Susan James

Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion, and Politics

The Theologico-Political Treatise

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Produktbeschreibung

Susan James explores the revolutionary political thought of one of the most radical and creative of modern philosophers, Baruch Spinoza. His Theologico-Political Treatise of 1670 defends religious pluralism, political republicanism, and intellectual freedom. James shows how this work played a crucial role in the development of modern society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 187mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9780199698127
• ISBN-10: 0199698120
• Artikelnr.: 34661074

Autorenporträt

Susan James is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College London, and the author of several books, including Passion and Action: The Emotions in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy, also published by Oxford University Press. Her main areas of interest are early-modern philosophy, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, and the intersections between these three subjects.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Spinoza's Project
Part I. Revelation
2: The Meaning of Prophecy
3: What Divine Law Is Not
4: What Divine Law Is
5: Worship
Part 2. Demystifying the Bible
6: The Meaning of Scripture
7: Putting the Proper Interpretative Method to Work
Part 3. Meeting the Demands of a Religious Life
8: True Religion
9: Theology and Philosophy
Part 4. The Politics of True Religion
10: Life in a Republic. The Lessons of Philosophy
11: Life in a Republic. The Lessons of Theology
12: Sovereignty and Freedom
Bibliography
Index