1st Edition
Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise Exploring 'The Will of God'
By Theo Verbeek
Copyright 2003
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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.
Biography
Theo Verbeek
'... this is a rich and insightful book, one that clearly derives from many years of thinking about the meaning and importance of TTP... It is also [...] sure to be a provocative one, as Verbeek puts forth some bold claims about what Spinoza is really up to. It should stimulate a good deal of new study of a long-neglected work.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy 'This bold re-interpretation of Spinoza's political views will no doubt challenge specialists to respond and thereby to advance research on Spinoza.' International Review of Biblical Studies '... Verbeek has written an important work, whose strength lies in its many detailed readings of key concepts and passages, which forcefully challenge the claims of whiggish, esoteric, or simply careless readers of the text.' Journal of the History of Philosophy
