Spinoza' Politics
New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 8,
8 February 2021
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Page 117-134
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nhess/v8/6757D
Abstract
In political thought, Hobbes and Spinoza form an interesting and fascinating couple. They lived parallel lives and wrote much on similar topics: humans, contracts, the state and religion. Whereas Hobbes is considered one of the absolute top political philosophers, Spinoza has only been recognized as a great philosopher, due to his Ethics. But on close examination, I dare say that Spinoza outperforms Hobbes also on political theory and religion. The aim of this paper is to call for a re-evaluation of Spinoza’s political and religious philosophy.
- Spinoza' Politics
- political thought
- Spinoza’s political and religious philosophy