Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise
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17th Century Reader
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Affirmative Essence
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Cartesian philosophy
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Christian Theocracy
Civil Society
Distinct Idea
early modern philosophy
Ens Rationis
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God's Decrees
God's Eternal Wisdom
Hobbesian political theory
Libertas Philosophandi
Moral Certainty
Obscure Judgment
Part Iii
Pieter De La Court
political theology
Prophet's Authority
Prophetic Certainty
religious authority critique
scriptural interpretation
secular origins of obedience
Spinoza's Argument
Spinoza's Definition
Spinoza's Philosophy
Spinoza's Point
Spinoza's Theologico Political Treatise
spinozas
Spinoza’s Theologico Political Treatise
Theocratic Government
Theologico Political Treatise
Universal Faith
Van Den Enden
William III
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- ISBN 9781138263536
- Weight: 303g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jul 2018
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
