Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670-2020). Commemorating A Long-Forgotten Masterpiece

• Other Authors: Krop, Henri (Editor), Arab, Pooyan Tamimi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Philosophy; political philosophy; philosophy of religion; enlightenment; modern philosophy; Spinoza; Theological-Political-Treatise; Tractatus-Theologico-Politicus; salvation; religion; philosophical religion; natural theology; Bible; scripture; philosophy; theological-political treatise; liberty to philosophize; Petrus de Witte; Romeyn de Hooghe; Bacon; historiola mentis; biblical hermeneutics; metaphysics; Tractatus Theologico-Politicus; Maimonides; Leo Strauss; conspiracy theory; political affect; superstition; tractatus theologico-politicus; Theological-Political Treatise; Iran; Shia; Qur'ān; chain murders; democracy; Judaism; Enlightenment; freedom of thinking; Baruch de Spinoza; Marilena Chaui; Jewish philosophy; Islamic philosophy; prophecy; spiritual exercises; n/a
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Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise first appeared, anonymously, in 1670. After the publication of the Opera Posthuma (1677), few scholars took the trouble to take the work seriously. In his famous History of Philosophy, Hegel only devoted a few lines to the work, caustically describing it...