The influence of Abraham Cohen de Herrera's kabbalah on Spinoza's metaphysics / by Miquel Beltrán.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beltrán, M. (Miquel), author.

Series:

Iberian religious world ; Volume 2.

The Iberian Religious World, 2213-9141 ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cabala--Influence.

Cabala.

Metaphysics.

Cohen de Herrera, Abraham, approximately 1570-approximately 1639. Puerta del cielo--Influence.

Cohen de Herrera, Abraham.

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677. Ethica.

Spinoza, Benedictus de.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book the author seeks to find historiographical and textual evidence that Abraham Cohen de Herrera ‘s main kabbalistic work, Puerta del Cielo , influenced Spinoza’s metaphysics as it is expounded in his later work, the Ethica . Many of the most important ontological topics maintained by the philosopher, like the concept of the first cause as substance, the procession of the infinite modes, the subjective or metaphorical reality of the attributes, and the two different understandings of God, were anticipated in Herrera’s mystical treatise. Both shared a particular consideration of panentheism that entails acosmism. This influence is proven through a comparative examination of the writings of both authors, as well as a detailed research on previous Jewish philosophical thought.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Miquel Beltrán

Introduction / Miquel Beltrán

1 The Ontology of Gate of Heaven and Spinoza’s Substance / Miquel Beltrán

2 Early Considerations of Spinoza’s Kabbalism / Miquel Beltrán

3 Other Considerations on the Consensus between Spinoza and the Kabbalah / Miquel Beltrán

4 The Procession of the Many / Miquel Beltrán

5 Inconsistencies of Creation in Time / Miquel Beltrán

6 Modes of the Divinity / Miquel Beltrán

7 The Concept of Causa Sui in Spinoza and Its Prefiguration in Herrera / Miquel Beltrán

8 The Forging of the Attributes and the Secret of Immanent Causation / Miquel Beltrán

9 Amor Dei Intellectualis / Miquel Beltrán

10 Spinoza’s Acosmism / Miquel Beltrán

Concluding Remarks / Miquel Beltrán

Bibliography / Miquel Beltrán

Index of Names / Miquel Beltrán

Index of Subject Matter / Miquel Beltrán.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-31568-3

OCLC:

942610645

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004315686 DOI