Steven Nadler Quotes

Steven M. Nadler is an American philosopher specializing in early modern philosophy. He is the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy and Evjue-Bascom Professor in Humanities, and Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Wikipedia

✵ 11. November 1958

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Steven Nadler Quotes

“The Treatise is also one of the most important books of Western thought ever written. Spinoza was the first to argue that the Bible is not literally the word of God but rather a work of human literature; that “true religion” has nothing to do with theology, liturgical ceremonies, or sectarian dogma but consists only in a simple moral rule: love your neighbor; and that ecclesiastic authorities should have no role whatsoever in the governance of a modern state.”

Steven Nadler

Preface
A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise (2011)

Love , God , Books , Religion

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