Syllabus

Spinoza: Philosophy Religion Way of Life - 14793

Last update 18-02-2022

HU Credits: 2

Responsible Department: Jewish Thought

Academic year: 0

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Benjamin Pollock

Coordinator Email: benjamin.pollock@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: by appt

Teaching Staff:
Prof Benjamin Pollock

Course/Module description:
This course will be dedicated to a close reading of Spinoza's Theological-Political

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Treatise. Central topics include: Spinoza's political philosophy, the critique of
(Jewish) religion and of the Bible, the use of the political model of ancient Israel in
the TTP, the place of the philosophical life in the political community, according to
Spinoza.

Course/Module aims:

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be

able to:
understand, explain, and analyze fundamental concepts in Jewish political
philosophy

Attendance requirements(%):
75

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:

Course/Module Content:
Spinoza's political philosophy, the critique of (Jewish) religion and of the Bible, the
use of the political model of ancient Israel in the TTP, the place of the philosophical
life in the political community, according to Spinoza.

Required Reading:
Spinoza:
Theological-Political Treatise
Sections from the Ethics and from the Political Treatise and the Letters

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 70 %
Assignments 10 %
Reports 0 %

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 Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:

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