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54Persuasive passions: Rhetoric and the interpretation of spinozas theological-political treatiseArchiv für Geschichte der Philosophie 85 (3): 249-268. 2003.
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151Spinoza's 'Theological-Political Treatise': A Critical Guide (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2010.Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate. Its main goal was to claim that the freedom of philosophizing can be allowed in a free republic and that it cannot be abolished without also destroying the peace and piety of that republic. Spinoza criticizes the traditional claims of revelation and offers a social contract theory in which he praises democracy as the most natural form of government. This Critical Guide presents essays…Read more
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77Why Spinoza Is Intolerant of AtheistsReview of Metaphysics 65 (4): 813-839. 2012.This paper tests the extent of Spinoza’s liberalism through examining the question whether he would tolerate atheists. The first section analyzes the meaning of atheism through the epistolary exchange with Lambert van Velthuysen. It argues that it makes a difference whether Spinoza is an atheist in the strict sense—someone who explicitly denies the existence of God—or a deist—someone who holds a view of unorthodox God. Spinoza denies the charge that his idea of God undermines morality and he als…Read more
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University of Toronto, St. George CampusDepartment of Philosophy
Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish StudiesGraftstein Professor In Jewish Philosophy
University of Chicago
PhD, 1996
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Areas of Specialization
History of Western Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
PhilPapers Editorships
Spinoza: Philosophy of Religion |