Spinoza, Atheist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nadler, Steven.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Nadler, a fascinating historical and philosophical narrative that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his Portuguese-Jewish community in the harshest terms it had ever used.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Prologue: "The Greatest Atheist There Ever Was

1. Trouble in Voorburg

2. Gods and Ghosts

3. Spinoza the Pantheist

4. "The Most Godless Book

5. God or Nature

6. Spinoza's Atheism

7. Blessedness and Salvation without God

Epilogue: The Virtuous Atheist

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-691-28524-1

9780691285245

OCLC:

1570554954