Met Spinoza weten we dat een vrije en democratische samenleving zich geen bijgeloof en onwetendheid onder de bevolking kan permitteren. Sonja Lavaert in gesprek met Jonathan Israel

Translated title of the contribution: With Spinoza we know that a free democratic society cannot permit itself superstition and ignorance. Sonja Lavaert in conversation with Jonathan Israel

Sonja Lavaert

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Abstract

Discussion on the actual significance of Spinoza's political thought for democracy
Translated title of the contributionWith Spinoza we know that a free democratic society cannot permit itself superstition and ignorance. Sonja Lavaert in conversation with Jonathan Israel
Original languageDutch
Pages4-7
Number of pages4
Volume2025
No.1/4
Specialist publicationActief
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2025

Keywords

  • Spinoza
  • democracy
  • freethought
  • superstition
  • religion critique
  • Biography
  • radical Enlightenment

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