Spinoza's Theologico-political treatise : exploring "the will of God"

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Spinoza's Theologico-political treatise : exploring "the will of God"

Theo Verbeek

Routledge, 2016, c2003

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"First published 2003 by Ashgate Publishing. Published 2016 by Routledge"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-195) and index

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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.

目次

  • 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.

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