Role of Contradictions in Spinoza's Philosophy

<p>Spinoza is commonly perceived as the great metaphysician of coherence. The Euclidean manner in which he presented his philosophy in the <i>Ethics </i>has led readers to assume they are facing a strict and consistent philosophical system that necessarily follows from itself.</p><p>As opposed to the prevailing understanding of Spinoza and his work <i>The Role of Contradictions in Spinoza's Philosophy</i> explores an array of profound and pervasive contradictions in Spinoza’s system and argues they are deliberate and constitutive of his philosophical thinking and the notion of God at its heart. Relying on a meticulous and careful reading of the <i>Theological-Political Treatise</i> and the <i>Ethics</i> this book reconstructs Spinoza's philosophy of contradictions as a key to the ascending three degrees of knowledge leading to the <i>Amor intellectualis Dei</i>.</p><p>Offering an exciting and clearly-argued interpretation of Spinoza’s philosophy this book will interest students and scholars of modern philosophy and philosophy of religion as well as Jewish studies.</p>