Spinoza's Critique of Religion and its Heirs

Spinoza''s heritage has been occluded by his incorporation into the single, western, philosophical canon formed and enforced by theologico-political condemnation, and his heritage is further occluded by controversies whose secular garb shields their religious origins. By situating Spinoza''s thought in a materialist Aristotelian tradition, this book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinoza''s ...