Spinoza's critique of philosophical Theology or The Decisive Treatise: Determining the Nature of the Connection between Theology and Philosophy
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سبينوزا, العقل, الإيمان, اللاهوت, الفلسفة Spinoza, reason, faith, theology, philosophy
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The objective of this paper is to show the Spinoza’s methods to liberate faith from reason, and the incoherence of theological interpretation. In doing so he is not seeking to return to a new Averroism, that separates the two spheres, and end up with a double truth. Rather he looks for demonstrating that faith has nothing to do with that fact. But faith is merely obedience and submission to the Holy Bible. He is refuting every faith founded on purported rationality, which are just reflections of former philosophers. So, has Spinoza been able to rid faith of philosophical reason? Or did he just unleash the mind; with restrictions on faith?
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