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Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy: Spinoza: Theological-Political Treatise
Jonathan Israel
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Paperback. A translation of Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670), with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction of this important philosophical work. Editor(s): Israel, Jonathan; Silverthorne, Michael. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 331 pages. Editor(s): Israel, Jonathan; Silverthorne, Michael. A new translation with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction of this important philosophical work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight: 536.
Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. In it Spinoza discusses at length the historical circumstances of the composition and transmission of the Bible, demonstrating the fallibility of both its authors and its interpreters. He argues that free enquiry is not only consistent with the security and prosperity of a state but actually essential to them, and that such freedom flourishes best in a democratic and republican state in which individuals are left free while religious organizations are subordinated to the secular power. His Treatise has profoundly influenced the subsequent ... Read more
Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. In it Spinoza discusses at length the historical circumstances of the composition and transmission of the Bible, demonstrating the fallibility of both its authors and its interpreters. He argues that free enquiry is not only consistent with the security and prosperity of a state but actually essential to them, and that such freedom flourishes best in a democratic and republican state in which individuals are left free while religious organizations are subordinated to the secular power. His Treatise has profoundly influenced the subsequent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
331
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
329
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521530972
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V9780521530972
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About Jonathan Israel
Jonathan Israel is Professor of Modern European History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is author of Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750 (2001). Michael Silverthorne is Honorary University Fellow, Department of Classics, University of Exeter. He is co-editor with Lisa Jardine of Francis Bacon: The New Organon (2000).
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