MACMILLAN Spinoza and Republicanism

Product Description In this book, Spinoza's political theory is examined through an analysis of his engagement with the practical politics of his day in the United Provinces. 17th-century Dutch history, political life and political thought, and in particular Dutch republicanism, represent an important context in which to discuss Spinoza's political philosophy. The significance of Spinoza's republicanism is highlighted in a comparison with English political thought and its presuppositions in the 17th century. About the Author RAIA PROKHOVNIK is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the Open University, UK. Her previous publications include Rhetoric and Philosophy in Hobbes's Leviathan (1991), and Rational Woman: A Feminist Critique of Dichotomy (2nd edition 2002).