Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 17th-century philosophical and political treatise by Baruch Spinoza that defends freedom of thought and expression while offering a critical, rational interpretation of Scripture and religion’s role in the state.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise → political treatise → |
| advocates |
freedom of religious belief
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freedom to philosophize → separation of theology and philosophy → sovereign authority over public religion → |
| argues |
Scripture teaches only obedience and charity as its core doctrine
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miracles are events understood through natural laws → prophecy depends on imagination, not superior intellect → theology and philosophy have distinct domains → |
| author |
Baruch Spinoza
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| criticizes |
clerical authority in politics
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religious superstition → |
| genre |
biblical criticism
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philosophy of religion → political philosophy → |
| historicalReception |
condemned by religious authorities
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considered one of the earliest defenses of liberal democracy → placed on the Index of Forbidden Books → |
| influenced |
Enlightenment political thought
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biblical criticism → modern liberal theory of toleration → philosophy of religion → |
| influencedBy |
Hobbesian political theory
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biblical scholarship of the 17th century → |
| mainTheme |
freedom of expression
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freedom of thought → political authority → rational interpretation of Scripture → relationship between religion and state → toleration → |
| notableConcept |
Scripture as a historical text
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democracy as most natural form of state → natural right as power → |
| originalLanguage |
Latin
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| originalTitle |
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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| philosophicalTradition |
early Enlightenment thought
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rationalism → |
| placeOfPublication |
Amsterdam
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| publicationCentury |
17th century
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| publicationYear |
1670
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| publishedAnonymously |
true
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Ethics
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| religiousFocus |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| structure |
preface and twenty chapters
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ethics (Spinoza)
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Tractatus Politicus → |
relatedWork |
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Spinozism
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hasCoreWork |
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Baruch Spinoza
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notableWork |
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Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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originalTitle |