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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Theologico-political treatise".
- catalog contributor b12747869.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-195) and index.".
- catalog description "Religion and truth. -- 'The will of God'. -- 'The word of God'. -- The impossibility of theology. -- 'Government by God'. -- The freedom to philosophize: Descartes and Spinoza.".
- catalog extent "204 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Spinoza's Theologico-political treatise.".
- catalog identifier "0754604934".
- catalog isFormatOf "Spinoza's Theologico-political treatise.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,".
- catalog relation "Spinoza's Theologico-political treatise.".
- catalog subject "199/.492 21".
- catalog subject "B3985.Z7 V47 2003".
- catalog subject "God Will History of doctrines 17th century.".
- catalog subject "God Will.".
- catalog subject "Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677. Tractatus theologico-politicus.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Religion and truth. -- 'The will of God'. -- 'The word of God'. -- The impossibility of theology. -- 'Government by God'. -- The freedom to philosophize: Descartes and Spinoza.".
- catalog title "Spinoza's Theologico-political treatise : exploring 'the will of God' / Theo Verbeek.".
- catalog title "Theologico-political treatise".
- catalog type "text".