Jewish Themes in Spinoza's Philosophy

Jewish Themes in Spinoza’s Philosophy......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
PART I: Laying the Groundwork......Page 12
1. Introduction by HEIDI M. RAVVEN AND LENN E. GOODMAN......Page 14
2. What Does Spinoza’s Ethics Contribute to Jewish Philosophy? by LENN E. GOODMAN......Page 28
PART II: Metaphysics......Page 102
3. Love of God in Spinoza by LEE C. RICE......Page 104
4. Spinoza’s Metaphysical Hebraism by WARREN ZEV HARVEY......Page 118
5. Maimonides, Spinoza, and the Problem of Creation by KENNETH SEESKIN......Page 126
6. “That Hebrew Word”: Spinoza and the Concept of the Shekhinah by WARREN MONTAG......Page 142
PART III: Theology and Epistemology......Page 156
7. Maimonides, Spinoza, and the Book of Job by EDWIN M. CURLEY......Page 158
8. Spinoza’s Rupture with Tradition— His Hints of a Jewish Modernity by HEIDI M. RAVVEN......Page 198
9. Why Spinoza Chose the Hebrews The Exemplary Function of Prophecy in the Theological-Political Treatise by MICHAEL A. ROSENTHAL......Page 236
PART IV: The Historical Setting......Page 272
10. Spinoza’s Excommunication by RICHARD H. POPKIN......Page 274
About the Contributors......Page 292
B......Page 294
D......Page 295
G......Page 296
K......Page 297
M......Page 298
R......Page 299
W......Page 300
Z......Page 301