Spinoza, liberalism, and the question of Jewish identity /:

Baruch Spinoza (1632-77) - often recognized as the first modern Jewish thinker - was also a founder of modern liberal political philosophy. This book is the first to connect systematically these two aspects of Spinoza's legacy. Steven B. Smith shows that Spinoza was a politically engaged theori...

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Main Author: Smith, Steven B., 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1997.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:Baruch Spinoza (1632-77) - often recognized as the first modern Jewish thinker - was also a founder of modern liberal political philosophy. This book is the first to connect systematically these two aspects of Spinoza's legacy. Steven B. Smith shows that Spinoza was a politically engaged theorist who both advocated and embodied a new conception of the emancipated individual, a thinker who decisively influenced such diverse movements as the Enlightenment, liberalism, and political Zionism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-259) and indexes.
ISBN:0585342156
9780585342153

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