Spinoza and Republicanism

Zusatztext '... Spinoza and Republicanism makes an important contribution in illuminating the way Dutch political culture ws also Spinoza's.' - Anne Oravetz Albert! Hebraic Political Studies Informationen zum Autor RAIA PROKHOVNIK is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the Open University, UK. Her previous publications include Rhetoric and Philosophy in Hobbes's Leviathan (1991), and Rational Woman: A Feminist Critique of Dichotomy (2nd edition 2002). Klappentext Dutch republicanism represents a crucially important context within which to discuss Spinoza's political theory and his conception of politics. Spinoza and Republicanism provides an important account of his key political concepts, as well as a fresh and stimulating perspective on the links between Spinoza's two political works and contemporaneous debate and traditions. By identifying the distinctiveness of Dutch republicanism and Spinoza's contribution to it, Raia Prokhovnik also throws new light on recent discussions of republicanism and its history. Zusammenfassung Dutch republicanism represents a crucially important context within which to discuss Spinoza's political theory and his conception of politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Revolt The Dutch Republic De Witt's Republicanism English and Dutch Republicanism Dutch Republicanism Spinoza's Dutch Perspective Liberty and Sovereignty in the Political Works Spinoza's Republicanism Epilogue Bibliography

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• Authors: R Prokhovnik, R. Prokhovnik, Raia Prokhovnik
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349407637
• ISBN: 978-1-349-40763-7
• No. of pages: 289
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; B, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, social and political philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political science and theory, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political science—Philosophy, liberty;political theory;politics;sovereignty