Inside the ‘Babel of Naturalism’: Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus in Translation

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Abstract

Being the translator of Samuel von Pufendorf’s De jure naturae et gentium, Jean Barbeyrac also translated the refutation inside of Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus and more specifically his natural law theory. In the footnotes and the very translation as well as throughout its different re-editions, Barbeyrac developed a particular understanding of Spinoza’s philosophy. Accordingly, we follow Barbeyrac’s trace as he delves into the philosophical encounter with Pufendorf and Spinoza and experiences, as it were, Spinoza’s natural law in practice. Together with Barbeyrac, we are brought to understand translation in terms of continuous transformation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Original in its Metamorphoses: Tracing the Translator in the Long Eighteenth Century (1660-1830).
PublisherBrepols Publishers
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 3 Jul 2024

Keywords

  • Spinoza
  • Pufendorf
  • Barbeyrac
  • natural law
  • right
  • power
  • translation
  • naturalism
  • Babel

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