巴鲁赫·斯宾诺莎 （Baruch de Spinoza，1632-1677）17世纪荷兰哲学家，西方近代早期理性主义哲学的代表人物之一和西方近代政治哲学的开创者之一，同时也是西方近代圣经批判的先驱者之一，是17世纪思想zui激进的哲学家。斯宾诺莎出生于阿姆斯特丹的一个犹太人家庭，少年时曾被当地犹太教会称为“希伯来之光”，但是在24岁的时候因异端言论被犹太教会革除教籍。此后他生活在莱茵斯堡、伏尔堡、海牙等地，靠研磨镜片为生，从事哲学研究和写作，探索真理、自由与幸福。斯宾诺莎的主要著作有《笛卡尔哲学原理》、《神学政治论》、《伦理学》、《知性改进论》、《政治论》、《斯宾诺莎书信集》等。斯宾诺莎对西方近代的哲学和文学尤其是19世纪德国的哲学和文学影响巨大，对当代西方哲学与文学仍然具有重要影响。

A new and complete translation in English of this modern text, with substantive apparatus to allow the student and serious reader to grapple in a meaningful way with this seminal text, which Dr. Yaffe describes in his Translator’s Remarks: “the philosophical founding-document of both modern biblical criticism and modern liberal democracy....” As such, “it is also the philosophi...(展开全部)

Product Description Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. In it Spinoza discusses at length the historical circumstances of the composition and transmission of the Bible, demonstrating the fallibility of both its authors and its interpreters. He argues that free enquiry is not only consistent...(展开全部)

Product Description Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. In it Spinoza discusses at length the historical circumstances of the composition and transmission of the Bible, demonstrating the fallibility of both its authors and its interpreters. He argues that free enquiry is not only consistent...(展开全部)