Brayton Polka

Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. I (eBook, PDF)

Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In Between Philosophy and Religion Volumes I and II, Brayton Polka examines Spinoza's three major works-on religion, politics, and ethics-in order to show that his thought is at once biblical and modern. Indeed, Polka argues that Spinoza is biblical only insofar as he is understood to be one of the great philosophers of modernity and that he is modern only when it is understood that he is unique in making the interpretation of the Bible central to philosophy and philosophy central to the interpretation of the Bible. This book and its companion volume are essential reading for any scholar of Spinoza.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216279662
• Artikelnr.: 74398321

Autorenporträt

Brayton Polka is professor of humanities emeritus at York University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Challenge of Spinoza to Modernity
Chapter 2 The Bible and Hermeneutics
Chapter 3 The Ontological Argument and Modernity: The Relationship Between
Thought and Existence
Chapter 4 Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Ontology
Chapter 5 Appendix 1: Critical Commentary on Works Relating to Spinoza, the
Bible, and Modernity
Chapter 6 Appendix 2: Strauss on the Bible, Philosophy, and Modernity
Chapter 7 Bibliography
Chapter 8 Index