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      Did Spinoza Lie to His Landlady?
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      Did Spinoza Lie to His Landlady?

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      Did Spinoza Lie to His Landlady? book

      ByJ. Thomas Cook
      BookSpinoza

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      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2002
      Imprint Routledge
      Pages 23
      eBook ISBN 9781315187983
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      ABSTRACT

      Where the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (TTP) seems evasive, it is sometimes possible to get clearer on Spinoza's views by focusing on his direct one-on-one exchanges with specific individuals. This paper approaches some of the larger interpretive questions that surround the TTP by focusing on the modest exchange between the philosopher and his landlady. It highlights that the directness of her question might help to narrow the interpretive target, and perhaps one can dispense with some of the confusing questions about intended audience. Spinoza's response to mevrouw Van der Spyck falls naturally into three parts: the positive assessment of her religion; the assurance that she can be saved in her religion; additional (behavioral) requirements for her salvation. Mevrouw Van der Spyck can achieve an impressive peace of mind through Lutheran piety and a quiet life — and in so doing she will be saved from some of the greatest pains and miseries of human life.

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