Naturalism and Democracy. A Commentary on #Spinoza's "Political Treatise"

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Wolfgang Bartuschat, Stephan Kirste & Manfred Walther (eds.), Naturalism and Democracy. A Commentary on Spinoza's "Political Treatise" in the Context of His System. Brill, sept. 2019

Naturalism and Democracy, first published in German in 2014, presents a long-awaited commentary on Spinoza’s Political Treatise (Tractatus politicus). Its contents reflect a recent intensification in the interest in Spinoza’s political philosophy in Germany. The volume addresses Spinoza’s political philosophy according to its place within his philosophical system as a whole, beginning with his theory of the natural genesis of  aw and state.
Following from this are commentaries on the foundations of political philosophy, the relation of natural and state law, the theory of sovereignty, and theory of international relations. These chapters lay the basis for four essays interpreting Spinoza’s attempt to conceive of a systematic optimization of political and legal institutions for all three forms of governance (monarchy, aristocracy, democracy). The volume closes with an analysis of the current relevance of Spinoza’s political thinking and his influence  contemporary debates.



cf. blog van 20-11-2014 met signalement van het Duitse boek. Ik schreef in dat blog uit te kijken naar een recensie van Prof. Dr. Martin Saar [cf.]. Welnu, die verscheen in Neue Politische Literatur, Jg. 559 (2014), 352-353. Ik haal hem van hier onder naar binnen.