Of Prophecy and Piety: Spinoza’s <i>Tractatus Theologico-Politicus</i> between al-Farabî and Erasmus

In this contribution, I discuss some less well-known premodern and early modern antecedents of Spinoza’s concepts and claims in the <i>Tractatus Theologico-Politicus</i>. On the one hand, I will argue, Spinoza’s notion of prophecy owes more to Moses Maimonides than to any Christian autho...

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Main Author: Michiel Leezenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/6/2/51