Spinoza's Religion

A New Reading of the Ethics

von

Carlisle, Clare

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

272 Seiten

Englisch

Princeton Univers. Presserschienen am13.06.2023

A bold reevaluation of Spinoza that reveals his powerful, inclusive vision of religion for the modern ageSpinoza is widely regarded as either a God-forsaking atheist or a God-intoxicated pantheist, but Clare Carlisle says that he was neither. In Spinoza´s Religion, she sets out a bold interpretation of Spinoza through a lucid new reading of his masterpiece, the Ethics. Putting the question of religion centre-stage but refusing to convert Spinozism to Christianity, Carlisle reveals that being in God unites Spinoza´s metaphysics and ethics. Spinoza´s Religion unfolds a powerful, inclusive philosophical vision for the modern age-one that is grounded in a profound questioning of how to live a joyful, fully human life.Like Spinoza himself, the Ethics doesn´t fit into any ready-made religious category. But Carlisle shows how it wrestles with the question of religion in strikingly original ways, responding both critically and constructively to the diverse, broadly Christian context in which Spinoza lived and worked. Philosophy itself, as Spinoza practiced it, became a spiritual endeavor that expressed his devotion to a truthful, virtuous way of life. Offering startling new insights into Spinoza´s famously enigmatic ideas about eternal life and the intellectual love of God, Carlisle uncovers a Spinozist religion that integrates self-knowledge, desire, practice, and embodied ethical life to reach toward our highest happiness -to rest in God.Seen through Carlisle´s eyes, the Ethics prompts us to rethink not only Spinoza but also religion itself.mehr

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KlappentextA bold reevaluation of Spinoza that reveals his powerful, inclusive vision of religion for the modern ageSpinoza is widely regarded as either a God-forsaking atheist or a God-intoxicated pantheist, but Clare Carlisle says that he was neither. In Spinoza´s Religion, she sets out a bold interpretation of Spinoza through a lucid new reading of his masterpiece, the Ethics. Putting the question of religion centre-stage but refusing to convert Spinozism to Christianity, Carlisle reveals that being in God unites Spinoza´s metaphysics and ethics. Spinoza´s Religion unfolds a powerful, inclusive philosophical vision for the modern age-one that is grounded in a profound questioning of how to live a joyful, fully human life.Like Spinoza himself, the Ethics doesn´t fit into any ready-made religious category. But Carlisle shows how it wrestles with the question of religion in strikingly original ways, responding both critically and constructively to the diverse, broadly Christian context in which Spinoza lived and worked. Philosophy itself, as Spinoza practiced it, became a spiritual endeavor that expressed his devotion to a truthful, virtuous way of life. Offering startling new insights into Spinoza´s famously enigmatic ideas about eternal life and the intellectual love of God, Carlisle uncovers a Spinozist religion that integrates self-knowledge, desire, practice, and embodied ethical life to reach toward our highest happiness -to rest in God.Seen through Carlisle´s eyes, the Ethics prompts us to rethink not only Spinoza but also religion itself.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-691-22419-0

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Princeton Univers. Press

Erscheinungsjahr2023

Erscheinungsdatum13.06.2023

Seiten272 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 155 mm, Höhe 230 mm, Dicke 20 mm

Gewicht458 g