The First Modern Jew Spinoza and the History of an Image |
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| Author:
| Schwartz, Daniel B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-16214-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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Pioneering biblical critic, theorist of democracy, and legendary conflater of God and nature, Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was excommunicated by the Sephardic Jews of Amsterdam in 1656 for his "horrible heresies" and "monstrous deeds." Yet, over the past three centuries, Spinoza's rupture with traditional Jewish beliefs and practic
Pioneering biblical critic, theorist of democracy, and legendary conflater of God and nature, Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was excommunicated by the Sephardic Jews of Amsterdam in 1656 for his "horrible heresies" and "monstrous deeds." Yet, over the past three centuries, Spinoza's rupture with traditional Jewish beliefs and practic