Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion, and Politics The Theologico-Political Treatise
The Theologico-Political Treatise
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Erschienen am 26. Januar 2012
359 Seiten
978-0-19-162920-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Susan James explores the revolutionary political thought of one of the most radical and creative of modern philosophers, Baruch Spinoza. His Theologico-Political Treatise of 1670 defends religious pluralism, political republicanism, and intellectual freedom. James shows how this work played a crucial role in the development of modern society.
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Inhalt
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Spinoza's Project
- Superstition
- Cultivating true religion and political freedom
- Revelation
- 2. The Meaning of Prophecy
- Interpreting Scripture by Scripture
- The limits of revealed knowledge
- Prophecy and moral knowledge
- 3. What Divine Law Is Not
- God and his chosen people
- The means to salvation
- 4. What Divine Law Is
- Defining law
- Defining divine law
- Defining natural divine law
- Defining revealed law
- 5. Worship
- Ceremonies: their character
- Ceremonies: their use and abuse
- Biblical narratives
- Miracles
- Demystifying the Bible
- 6. The Meaning of Scripture
- Interpreting the Bible
- Situating a proper interpretative method
- 7. Putting the Interpretative Method to Work
- The authors of the Old Testament
- The authenticity of the text
- Preaching and prophesying
- Interpreting the divine word
- Meeting the Demands of a Religious Life
- 8. True Religion
- Philosophy and the law
- Defining faith
- The tenets of the universal faith
- 9. Theology and Philosophy
- Divide and conquer
- An unequal relationship
- Shedding theology
- The Politics of True Religion
- 10. Life in a Republic: The Lessons of Philosophy
- The state of nature
- The state
- Contract
- Sovereign and subject
- Resistance
- 11. Life in a Republic: The Lessons of Theology
- Founding a theocracy
- Maintaining the integrity of the law
- Learning from history
- 12. Sovereignty and Freedom
- Civil and religious right
- Free thought, speech, and action
- Freedom in the state
- Bibliography
- Index
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