Stewart, Matthew:
Nature's God : The Heretical Origins of the American Republic

New York [e.a.] : Norton & Company, 2014. - VII, 566 pp.

Mention of Spinoza: Erwähnungen auf ca. 140 Seiten und einigen Anmerkungen/references on ca. 140 pages and in some notes

Literature type: Monographs
Language: English
Thematic areas: Metaphysics / ontology, Philosophy of nature, Anthropology / psychology / doctrine of affections / body and mind, Ethics, Theory of society, Philosophy of politics and law, Theology / biblical hermeneutics / philosophy of religion, Contemporaries and context, Reception history
Subject: E, Ep., PPC/CM, TTP
Subject (individuals): Locke, John ; Toland, John ; Jefferson, Thomas ; Madison, James ; Sidney, Algernon [e.a.]

Autopsy: yes
English commentary: Evidence that Locke was not only well acquainted with Spinoza's work, but also influencd by his ideas. Thus, the strong reference to Locke with leading authors in the foundation period of the US-americasn states and in some foundation documents implies the indirect presence of Spinoza's philosophy as well, but also some direct influence of the latter

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