Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101770

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140101770

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Secularism and Philosophy: The Challenge of Spinozism. With the resurgence of religious conflict throughout the world, the question of secularism has acquired renewed importance. Nowhere has the plausibility of a secular worldview been more rigorously debated than within the history of philosophy, and no philosopher has aroused more controversy on this subject than Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677). This project will result in the first history of Spinozism's pivotal role in the history of secularism, focusing on three distinct episodes of philosophical conflict generated by Spinoza's thought from the late eighteenth century to the present. The study will make clear that secularism is not simply a social and political phenomenon, but a philosophical conundrum, thus far irresolvable.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-08-2014

End Date: 03-08-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $327,841.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields | History of Philosophy | Hermeneutic and Critical Theory | History of Ideas

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Europe's Past | Religion and Society |

Other Keywords

Hermeneutic and Critical Theory | History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields | History of Ideas | History of Philosophy | Religion and Society | Understanding Europe's Past

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