Democratic Thought from Machiavelli to Spinoza

Freedom, Equality, Multitude

AvSonja Lavaert

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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In the latter half of the seventeenth century, Spinoza effected a reversal in the relationship between philosophy, politics, and religion, thereby laying the foundation for modern democracy. This shift, and his plea for philosophical critique, did not pass unchallenged. The idea that there is no equality without freedom, and no freedom without equality, was maligned by those who insisted it would lead to rebellion and anarchy. Still, Spinoza was no solitary figure, but formed part of a larger European movement. Inspired by several anonymous clandestine treatises, the republican writings of his contemporary De la Court, the democratic ideas of his former teacher Van den Enden, and the subversive criticism of his friend Koerbagh, Spinoza continued the trajectory established by Machiavelli. The resistance which his work encountered played a role in the radicalization of his ideas, the return to Machiavelli's revolutionary principles, and the recognition of the multitude's crucial role.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 27 mm
Vikt:674 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Spinoza Studies
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399530507
Översättare:Albert Gootjes

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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Florentine thinker, S. Lavaert underlines the double reception to which [Spinoza] was subjected: sometimes as a defender of tyranny and an immoral policy, sometimes as a republican proposing a democratic and liberating vision of society. The book delves into this second reception by showing how, around Machiavelli's legacy, the sixteenth and XVII centuries, a constellation of authors that can be brought together by several common points: a naturalism that identifies God and nature, a critique of religion as an instrument of political domination, and a democratic prism that values freedom and equality.

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AbbreviationsNotes on Translation and AcknowledgmentsPrefaceI. Machiavelli’s Example1. A (re)construction2. Istorie fiorentine3. Parole – Il duca Valentino – I popoli della Valdichiana4. Il Principe5. DiscorsiII. Fictions, Laws, and Religions1. Theophrastus redivivus2. Artefact3. Religion as political art4. Institutions5. Equal freedomIII. Lieutenants1. De jure ecclesiasticorum2. No equality without freedom, no freedom without equalityIV. A Political Balance (Between Passions and Reason, State Interest and the Multitude)1. Johan/Pieter de la Court2. Naeuwkeurige consideratien van staet3. Consideratien van Staat4. Politike DiscoursenV. The Example of the Indians1. Franciscus van den Enden2. Kort verhael van Nieuw-Nederlants Gelegentheit3. Plokhoy’s Kort en klaer ontwerp4. From the Vrije Politijke Stellingen to Finis est in Holandia5. "do not dare to speak with their mouth, [but] use their fists"VI. Translation and Truth: A Dialogue1. Adriaan Koerbagh2. ’t Samen-spraeck3. Hobbes’s Leviathan in translation4. Een Bloemhof van allerley lieflijkheyd sonder verdriet5. Een Ligt schijnende in duystere plaatsenVII. Spinoza’s Reversal1. 1661 – 16652. Tractatus theologico-politicus, 16702.1 First movement, first motive2.2 Second movement, second motive2.3 Third movement, third motive3. Countermovement, 1670 – 16763.1 1671 – 16733.2 16743.3 1675 – 16764. Tractatus politicus, 16774.1 The basis4.2 Experience4.3 […]VIII. Une mauvaise rhapsodie, un artifice1. A revolutionary thesis2. L’Esprit de Spinosa/Traité des trois imposteurs3. Unmasking deceit4. The effectual truth for everyoneCounterpoint 1Counterpoint 2Counterpoint 3IX. Quodlibet. In the spirit of MachiavelliAppendix. The Manuscript Finis est in HolandiaEditorial noteTranscriptionTranslationBibliography