{"product_id":"spinozas-theologico-political-treatise-theo-verbeek-9781138263536","title":"Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise: Exploring 'The Will of God'","description":"This book presents the first accessible analysis of Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-politicus, situating the work in the context of Spinoza's general philosophy and its 17th-century historical background. According to Spinoza it is impossible for a being to be infinitely perfect and to have a legislative will. This idea, demonstrated in the Ethics, is presupposed and further elaborated in the Tractatus Theologico-politicus. It implies not only that on the level of truth all revealed religion is false but also that all authority is of human origin and that all obedience is rooted in a political structure. The consequences for authority as it is used in a religious context are explored: the authority of Scripture, the authority of particular interpretations of Scripture, and the authority of the Church. Verbeek also explores the work of two other philosophers of the period - Hobbes and Descartes - to highlight certain peculiarities of Spinoza's position, and to show the contrasts between their theories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theo Verbeek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138263532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138263536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.45d","brand":"Theo Verbeek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444026814719,"sku":"9781138263536","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74754c16-fbb1-4483-88d7-4411c7001e2f.jpg?v=1777209499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spinozas-theologico-political-treatise-theo-verbeek-9781138263536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}