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Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise

- Exploring 'The Will of God'

Om Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise

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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781138263536
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 212
  • Utgitt:
  • 31. juli 2018
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 232x158x18 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 336 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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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 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.

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