Translation: Spinoza Reconsidered
Abstract
This is a Greek translation of the article "Spinoza Reconsidered" by Ann Talbot. The translation, by Aliki Bakopoulou-Halls, is an in-depth review of Jonathan Israel's book, Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750. Talbot reconsidered her earlier 2001 critique of Israel’s work, ultimately endorsing his thesis that Baruch Spinoza was the primary catalyst for a "Radical Enlightenment". The text highlights Spinoza’s monistic materialism—the idea that mind and body are one substance—and his pioneering support for democracy as the most rational form of political life. It argues that Spinoza’s "revolution of the mind" was a necessary precursor to the French Revolution and remains relevant to modern neurophysiology.
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Bakopoulou-Halls, A. (2020). Translation: Spinoza Reconsidered. Ηθική. Περιοδικό φιλοσοφίας, (7), 51–61. https://doi.org/10.12681/ethiki.22721
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