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Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise first appeared, anonymously, in 1670. After the publication of the Opera Posthuma (1677), few scholars took the trouble to take the work seriously. In his famous History of Philosophy, Hegel only devoted a few lines to the work, caustically describing it as a mere predecessor of contemporary Biblical criticism. In the early 20th century, Gebhardt deemed it a pamphlet written as an intervention in the political-ecclesiastical controversies of the Republican Era of Johan de Witt, which ended with violent death by the Hague mob. In the 21st century, Verbeek outlined its inconsistencies and named it 'badly organized and--let us admit it--without a clear and recognizable focus'. Notwithstanding this benign neglect, in the past five decades the TTP has finally emerged from the shadow of the Ethics. In the wake of the growing interest in the political philosophy of Spinoza in France and Italy and the study of the historical significance of Radical Enlightenment by Jonathan Israel, recent studies of the TTP have focused on the context of the Dutch Republic, but also explored the work's broader philosophical relevance. This commemorative Special Issue offers a style guide of the various recent approaches to the TTP, placing the work in its historical context, exploring its Medieval and Early Modern sources, assessing its philosophical (in)coherence, and, finally, its critical relevance in a globalized world, in Brazil, Iran, and in times of enduring authoritarianism and fake news.

Spinoza, Benedictus de, --- Bible. --- Hermeneutics.

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Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise first appeared, anonymously, in 1670. After the publication of the Opera Posthuma (1677), few scholars took the trouble to take the work seriously. In his famous History of Philosophy, Hegel only devoted a few lines to the work, caustically describing it as a mere predecessor of contemporary Biblical criticism. In the early 20th century, Gebhardt deemed it a pamphlet written as an intervention in the political-ecclesiastical controversies of the Republican Era of Johan de Witt, which ended with violent death by the Hague mob. In the 21st century, Verbeek outlined its inconsistencies and named it 'badly organized and--let us admit it--without a clear and recognizable focus'. Notwithstanding this benign neglect, in the past five decades the TTP has finally emerged from the shadow of the Ethics. In the wake of the growing interest in the political philosophy of Spinoza in France and Italy and the study of the historical significance of Radical Enlightenment by Jonathan Israel, recent studies of the TTP have focused on the context of the Dutch Republic, but also explored the work's broader philosophical relevance. This commemorative Special Issue offers a style guide of the various recent approaches to the TTP, placing the work in its historical context, exploring its Medieval and Early Modern sources, assessing its philosophical (in)coherence, and, finally, its critical relevance in a globalized world, in Brazil, Iran, and in times of enduring authoritarianism and fake news.

Spinoza, Benedictus de, --- Bible. --- Hermeneutics.

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Gegenwärtig brechen in verschiedenen Gesellschaften Ikonoklasmen mit neuer Gewalt auf. Angriffe gegen Objekte visueller materieller Kultur und Geschichtszeugnisse bieten Zündstoff für gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzungen. Sie sind Ausdruck politischer, religiöser, nationaler und identitätsbedingter Konflikte. Selbst die Freiheit der Kunst ist durch Zensur und Cancel Culture bedroht. In Fallstudien aus verschiedenen Regionen der Welt werden zeitgenössische Ikonoklasmen in Kunst, Medien und im Umgang mit dem Kulturerbe in globaler und interdisziplinärer Perspektive einer kritischen Analyse unterzogen. Die Publikation befasst sich mit Angriffen auf Denk- und Mahnmäler, Auseinandersetzungen in der Kunstproduktion und im Museumsbetrieb sowie mit Formen eines medialisierten Ikonoklasmus in der zeitgenössischen Kunst. In many contemporary societies we encounter iconoclasm breaking out with renewed violence. Iconoclastic actions against objects of visual material culture and testimonials of history act as dynamite in the public sphere. They are expressions of political, religious, national, and identity conflicts. Even the freedom of art is threatened by censorship and cancel culture. Based on case studies from different world regions, contemporary iconoclasms in art, media, and cultural heritage are critically analyzed from both a global and an interdisciplinary perspective. Divided into three sections, the book discusses attacks on monuments and memorials, idol disputes in museums and the visual arts, and forms of mediated iconoclasm in contemporary art.

ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945). --- 20th century. --- 21st century. --- Cultural Heritage. --- Iconoclasm. --- Visual Studies. --- art. --- destruction. --- idols.