New Perspectives on Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise: Politics, Power and the Imagination

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Dan Taylor Marie Wuth

New Perspectives on Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise

Politics, Power and the Imagination

Dan Taylor, Marie Wuth

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Edinburgh University Press
10 June 2025

Western philosophy: Enlightenment; Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory

Series: Spinoza Studies

Published surreptitiously in 1670, Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise transformed early modern Europe, destabilising widely-held ideas about authority, prophecy and biblical scripture, while arguing for democracy, free speech and religious toleration. Dismissed by one contemporary as a book 'forged in hell by the Devil himself', and suppressed soon after publication, the Theologico-Political Treatise had a tremendous influence from the Enlightenment, to German Idealism, to late-20th century Marxism. Today, a growing interest in Spinoza's political theory is connected to a longing for a counter-narrative to the Western tradition of philosophy and political thought, for which Spinoza is becoming a major point of reference.

This collection brings together expert and early career perspectives on Spinoza's politics of freedom, democracy, critique of religion and authority, the imagination, equality and violence. While providing valuable contextual material on the Theologico-Political Treatise on its 350th anniversary, the collection brings Spinoza's politics into debate with contemporary political theory.

Edited by: Dan Taylor, Marie Wuth
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399539272
ISBN 10: 1399539272
Series: Spinoza Studies
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 10 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dan Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Thought at the Open University. He specialises in political theory and British politics. He's the author of three books including Spinoza and the Politics of Freedom (Edinburgh University Press, 2021), and Island Story: Journeys Through Unfamiliar Britain (shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2017). In 2023 he was awarded the title BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker.

Reviews for New Perspectives on Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise: Politics, Power and the Imagination

This intensely engaging and original collection of essays stands as testament to the power of Spinoza's political and theological writings to continue to generate innovative and inspiring ways of conceiving of the State, freedom, and violence. This exhilarating volume opens new paths of inquiry for political and social philosophy, ethics, and the history of ideas, but it also offers welcome practical insights into the many conundrums democracy poses in our present.--Moira Gatens, Emerita Challis Professor of Philosophy, University of Sydney