Simone Luzzattoâs Political Thought: Between Reason of State, Scepticism, and Jewish Political Tradition

Guido Bartolucci

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Simone Luzzattoâs Political Thought: Between Reason of State, Scepticism, and Jewish Political Tradition

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Pages:: 171â189

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004694262_009

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Simone Luzzattoâs political thought has been interpreted by several scholars as being linked to the tradition of the reason of state, which the Venetian rabbi constantly references in his work, particularly the Discourse. From an in-depth analysis of Luzzattoâs works, however, it is possible to recognise other fragments of a political reflection that cannot be traced back to the tradition of reason of state and that are in some cases contrary to it. Through a comparison of the different political positions that Luzzatto expressed in his works, a new political thought emerges, transformed by the use of the sceptical tradition. In fact, in both the Discourse and the Socrates, Luzzatto recognises the impossibility of formulating a âuniversalâ political theory and identifies the sceptical concept of âthe probableâ as manâs only guide to living in a social community. This chapter aims to compare Luzzattoâs different positions and to acknowledge the sources of his most radical interpretations, the politics of the probable, which may be useful for reaching a more general understanding of the influence of scepticism on Jewish and Christian political thought in seventeenth-century Europe.

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Simone Luzzattoâs Scepticism in the Context of Early Modern Thought

Series:Â Maimonides Library for Philosophy and Religion, Volume: 7

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004694262

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 08 Feb 2024

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Part 1 The Relationship to Ancient Scepticism

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Part 3 Wisdom and Jewish Tradition

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