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Spinoza in Soviet Philosophy A Series of Essays
Originally published in 1952. This book collects numerous works on the revival of Spinoza scholarship in the Soviet Union during the 1920s and 30's, including the emergence of conflicting Marxist schools of Spinoza interpretation. This work includes translations by Kline of seven major articles on Spinoza published from 1923-1932, with a lengthy introduction providing contextual references. These developments were generally unknown outside of Russia due to lack of prior translations into a Western European language. The Marxist view of Spinoza represents a break not only with the dominant traditions of Western scholarship, but also with those critical and negative views of pre-Revolutionary Russia. This book provides both the study of Spinoza in Soviet philosophy, and of Soviet philosophy through Spinoza.
Preface 1. Introduction George L. Kline 2. Spinoza and Judaism D. Rakman 3. Spinoza and Materialism L. I. Akselrod 4. Spinoza’s World-View A. M. Deborin 5. Spinoza’s Substance and Finite Things V. K. Brushlinski 6. Spinoza’s Ethical World-View S. A. Volfson 7. Spinoza and the State I. P. Razumovski 8. The Historical Significance of Spinoza’s Philosophy I. K. Luppol. Bibliography: Literature on Spinoza in Russian – Non-Marxist, Literature on Spinoza in Russian - Marxist
Biography
George L. Kline was a philosopher, translator and prominent American specialist in Russian and Soviet philosophy
He was Milton C. Nahm Professor of Philosophy at Bryn Mawr College and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Clemson University.
