Language:
English
Year of publication:
2024
Titel der Quelle:
Religions
Angaben zur Quelle:
15,1 (2024) 1-13
Keywords:
Mendelssohn, Moses, Criticism and interpretation
;
Bayle, Pierre, Criticism and interpretation
;
Spinoza, Benedictus de, Criticism and interpretation
;
Philosophy, Modern 18th century
Abstract:
The goal of this article is to argue for the three following theses: (1) that Moses Mendelssohn’s Philosophische Gespräche (1755) offer a rehabilitation of Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) in explicit opposition to the stigmatization that Spinoza suffered in the German lands from the beginning of the 1670s; (2) that the article “Rorarius” from Pierre Bayle’s (1647–1706) Dictionnaire historique et critique (1697–1698) is a crucial source for Mendelssohn’s strategy to rehabilitate Spinoza; (3) that Mendelssohn’s use of Bayle as a source constitutes an unexplored link between oppressed religious minorities. To show this, the article will consist of an introductory part to set the subject matter and three subsequent parts, one for each of the points that I am going to argue for.
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