Tag: Leo Strauss

Commentary

  • “Notes on Spinoza’s Critique of Religion”

    - Gildin, Hilail. "Notes on Spinoza's Critique of Religion," in The Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, ed. Richard Kennington, The Catholic University of America Press, Washington (DC), 1980, 155-171.
  • “Laying Down the Law: The Theologico-Political Matrix of Spinoza’s Physics”

    - Lachterman, David R. “Laying Down the Law: The Theologico-Political Matrix of Spinoza’s Physics.” Leo Strauss’s Thought: Toward a Critical Engagement, Ed. Alan Udoff (Boulder, Co.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1991) (n.d.): 123–53.
  • “Spinoza’s Critique of Miracles”

    - Batnitzky, Leora. “Spinoza’s Critique of Miracles.” Cardozo Law Review 25 (2004 2003): 507.
    Excerpt: “It is well known that central to Spinoza’s critique of religious authority is his critique of prophecy. Spinoza’s understanding of prophecy builds on and criticizes Maimonides’ defense of prophecy in his Guide of the… More