Between philosophy and religion; Spinoza, the Bible, and modernity; v.2: Politics and ethics.9780739116036 Between philosophy and religion; Spinoza, the Bible, and modernity; v.2: Politics and ethics. Polka polka, ballroom dance for couples in 2/4 time. Originated by Bohemian peasants about 1830 from steps of the schottische and other dances, the polka by 1835 reached the drawing rooms of Prague, from which it spread to the capitals of Europe. , Brayton. Lexington Books 2007 335 pages $80.00 Hardcover B3999 In his two-volume set, Polka (emeritus humanities and social and political thought, York U.) engages Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza (Hebrew: ברוך שפינוזה, Portuguese: Bento de Espinosa (1632-77) as a thinker who is at once biblical and modern. The Dutch philosopher has been misunderstood when what is modern, philosophical or secular has been opposed to what is biblical, theological, or religious, he says, but Spinoza himself never proposed such an opposition. The first volume discusses hermeneutics hermeneutics, the theory and practice of interpretation. During the Reformation hermeneutics came into being as a special discipline concerned with biblical criticism. and ontology ontology: see metaphysics. ontology Theory of being as such. It was originally called “first philosophy” by Aristotle. In the 18th century Christian Wolff contrasted ontology, or general metaphysics, with special metaphysical theories ; the second, politics and ethics. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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