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Spinoza's critique of religion, by Leo Strauss ; translated by E.M. Sinclair

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Spinoza's critique of religion, by Leo Strauss ; translated by E.M. Sinclair

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-304)

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spinoza's critique of religion

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bibliography

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35198748

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by Leo Strauss ; translated by E.M. Sinclair

Summary

Leo Strauss articulates the conflict between reason and revelation as he explores Spinoza’s scientific, comparative, and textual treatment of the Bible. Strauss compares Spinoza’s Theologico-political Treatise and the Epistles, showing their relation to critical controversy on religion from Epicurus and Lucretius through Uriel da Costa and Isaac Peyrere to Thomas Hobbes. Strauss’s autobiographical Preface, traces his dilemmas as a young liberal intellectual in Germany during the Weimar Republic, as a scholar in exile, and as a leader of American philosophical thought. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface to the English Translation. Pt. 1: The Tradition of the Critique of Religion. I: The Tradition of the Critique of Religion. II: Uriel da Costa. III: Isaac de la Peyrere. IV: Thomas Hobbes. Pt. 2: Spinoza’s Critique of Religion. V: The Critique of Orthodoxy. VI: The Critique of Maimonides. VII: The Critique of Calvin. VIII: The Analysis of Revealed Religion. IX: The State and the Social Function of Religion. X: Spinoza’s Conception of the Bible and Bible Science. Notes. Appendix

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