The Kabbalistic Sources of Spinoza
This article provides the first overview of research on the kabbalistic sources of Benedictus de Spinoza (1632–1677). While this topic has not been a major focus in Spinoza research, this article argues that it has both biographical and philosophical relevance for the investigation of Spinoza and th...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2016, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 279-299 |
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Abraham Cohen de Herrera
Isaac de Matatia Aboab
Kabbalah
Puerta del Cielo
Spinoza
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Summary: | This article provides the first overview of research on the kabbalistic sources of Benedictus de Spinoza (1632–1677). While this topic has not been a major focus in Spinoza research, this article argues that it has both biographical and philosophical relevance for the investigation of Spinoza and the context in which he first conceived of his hallmark ideas. Revisiting the extant historical sources, this article refines the present understanding of the connection between Spinoza and the seventeenth-century kabbalistic circle of Amsterdam and the kabbalistic literature of that time. |
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ISSN: | 1477-285X |
Contains: | In: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-02401003 |