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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521530970

ISBN-139780521530972

eBay Product ID (ePID)57008214

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Number of Pages329 Pages

Publication NameSpinoza : Theological-Political Treatise

LanguageEnglish

SubjectReligious, History & Theory, General, Philosophy

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Political Science, Philosophy

AuthorBenedictus De Spinoza

SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2006-036798

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal199/.492

Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the text and translation; Theological-Political Treatise; Annotations: Spinoza's supplementary notes to the Theological-Political Treatise.

SynopsisA new translation with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction of this important philosophical work., Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. It is presented here in a translation of great clarity and accuracy by Michael Silverthorne and Jonathan Israel, with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Israel., 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 history of political thought, Enlightenment 'clandestine' or radical philosophy, Bible hermeneutics, and textual criticism more generally. It is presented here in a translation of great clarity and accuracy by Michael Silverthorne and Jonathan Israel, with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Israel., 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 history of political thought, Enlightenment 'clandestine' or radical philosophy, Bible hermeneutics, and textual criticism more generally. It is presented here in a new translation of great clarity and accuracy by Michael Silverthorne and Jonathan Israel, with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Israel.

LC Classification NumberB3985.E5S55 2007