1st Edition

Spinoza and the Rise of Liberalism

By Lewis S. Feuer Copyright 1987
354 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

In this classic work the author undertakes to show how Spinoza's philosophical ideas, particularly his political ideas, were influenced by his underlying emotional responses to the conflicts of his time. It thus differs form most professional philosophical analyses of the philosophy of Spinoza. The author identifies and discusses three periods in the development of Spinoza's thought and shows how... Read more
1: The Excommunication of Baruch Spinoza; 2: Revolutionist in Mystic Withdrawal; 3: Political Scientist in the Cause of Human Liberation; 4: The Promise and Anguish of Democracy; 5: Philosophic Liberal in a Reactionary Age; 6: A Free Man's Philosophy

Biography

Lewis S. Feuer