Spinoza Past and Present

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Spinoza Past and Present is written by Wiep van Bunge and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004233520 (ISBN 10) and 9789004233522 (ISBN 13).

Spinoza Past and Present consists of twelve essays on Benedictus de Spinoza’s Jewish background, his views on metaphysics, mathematics, religion and society. Special attention is paid to the various ways in which Spinoza’s works have been interpreted from the late seventeenth century to the present day. In particular, Spinoza’s recent popularity among advocates of the Radical Enlightenment is discussed: Van Bunge proposes a new interpretation of Spinoza’s role in the early Dutch Enlightenment.