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Free Download Heinrich Meier, "Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem "
English | ISBN: 0521856477 | 2006 | 206 pages | AZW3 | 454 KB
This book, by one of the most prominent interpreters of Leo Strauss’s thought, is the first to examine the theme that Leo Strauss considered to be key to his entire intellectual enterprise. The theologico-political problem refers to the confrontation between the theological and the political alternative to philosophy as a way of life. In this study, Heinrich Meier clarifies the distinction between political theology and political philosophy and sheds new light on the unifying center of Strauss’ philosophical work. The book is the culmination of his work on the general topic of the theologico-political problem.

Free Download Spinoza’s Theologico-Political Treatise: Exploring ‘The Will of God’ By Theo Verbeek
2003 | 212 Pages | ISBN: 0754604934 | PDF | 5 MB
This book presents the first accessible analysis of Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-politicus, situating the work in the context of Spinoza’s general philosophy and its 17th-century historical background. According to Spinoza it is impossible for a being to be infinitely perfect and to have a legislative will. This idea, demonstrated in the Ethics, is presupposed and further elaborated in the Tractatus Theologico-politicus. It implies not only that on the level of truth all revealed religion is false, but also that all authority is of human origin and that all obedience is rooted in a political structure. The consequences for authority as it is used in a religious context are explored: the authority of Scripture, the authority of particular interpretations of Scripture, and the authority of the Church. Verbeek also explores the work of two other philosophers of the period – Hobbes and Descartes – to highlight certain peculiarities of Spinoza’s position, and to show the contrasts between their theories.