Spinoza’s philosophy could be understood as a tireless research of the
truth. Nevertheless it can’t be interpreted as a path that leads only the wise to the salvation. The effort to reach the bliss, freedom, the true knowledge of the mind, has to belong
to all humanity. So the role of the philosopher must be to encourage men to seek the
truth, to love it through the union with God above all else. This is the soteriological fabric
of the early works of Spinoza. It will lead to the exaltation of t…
Read moreSpinoza’s philosophy could be understood as a tireless research of the
truth. Nevertheless it can’t be interpreted as a path that leads only the wise to the salvation. The effort to reach the bliss, freedom, the true knowledge of the mind, has to belong
to all humanity. So the role of the philosopher must be to encourage men to seek the
truth, to love it through the union with God above all else. This is the soteriological fabric
of the early works of Spinoza. It will lead to the exaltation of the homo liber and of the
Spirit of Christ as the way of salvation in his mature works. Nature’s knowledge will be
the lifeblood in the context of the research for the universal salvation of individuals as a
happy community.