Spinoza's Heresy

Zusatztext Review from previous edition Nadler's book is an admirable piece of work. It relates Spinoza's thought to a wide variety of contexts, each of which enriches our understanding of Spinoza. It is clearly written and highly readable, continuing the story begun in Nadler's earlier Spinoza: A Life. It will be mandatory reading for students of Spinoza, as well as for students of Jewish thought and history more generally. Klappentext Why was the great philosopher Spinoza expelled from his Portuguese-Jewish community in Amsterdam? Nadler's investigation of this simple question gives fascinating new perspectives on Spinoza's thought and the Jewish religious and philosophical tradition from which it arose. Zusammenfassung Steven Nadler explores an intriguing episode in early modern intellectual history: the expulsion of the great philosopher Spinoza from his Portuguese-Jewish community in Amsterdam. Why was Spinoza excommunicated? Nadler's investigation of this simple question gives fascinating new perspectives on Spinoza's thought and the Jewish religious and philosophical tradition from which it arose. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Cherem in Amsterdam 2: Abominations and Heresies 3: Patriarchs, Prophets, and Rabbis 4: The Philosophers 5: Eternity and Immortality 6: The Life of Reason 7: Immortality on the Amstel Conclusion Notes; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Steven Nadler, Steven M. Nadler, Nadler Steven
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2004
• EAN: 9780199268870
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926887-0
• No. of pages: 242
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 213 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, Netherlands, Philosophy of religion, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Non-Western philosophy, Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy