Tractatus Politicus
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Tractatus Politicus is a posthumously published political treatise by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that analyzes the nature of political authority and proposes a rational, secular foundation for the state.
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work → political treatise → |
| aim |
to analyze the nature of political authority
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to provide a rational foundation for the state → |
| approach |
geometrical method
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naturalistic → secular → |
| author |
Baruch Spinoza
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| completionStatus |
incomplete
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| field |
political theory
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| genre |
early modern philosophy
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political philosophy → |
| hasPart |
chapters on aristocracy
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chapters on democracy → chapters on monarchy → |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
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| influenced |
liberal political thought
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modern political philosophy → theory of democracy → |
| influencedBy |
Baruch Spinoza's Ethics
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Thomas Hobbes → |
| mainSubject |
aristocracy
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civil power → democracy → freedom → laws → monarchy → natural right → political authority → security → social contract → sovereignty → state → |
| originalLanguage |
Latin
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| philosophicalSchool |
Spinozism
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| philosophicalTradition |
rationalism
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| publicationStatus |
posthumous
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| relatedWork |
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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| title |
Political Treatise
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Tractatus Politicus → |
| unfinished |
true
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| viewOnDemocracy |
democracy is the most natural form of state
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| viewOnLaw |
laws derive from collective power of the multitude
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| viewOnReligion |
advocates separation of theology and politics
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| viewOnSovereignty |
sovereignty resides in the collective power of citizens
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| viewOnState |
state exists to secure peace and freedom
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| yearOfAuthorDeathRelation |
written shortly before Baruch Spinoza's death
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Tractatus Politicus
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Tractatus Politicus ("Political Treatise") → |
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Opera Posthuma
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Spinozism
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Baruch Spinoza
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