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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tractatus Politicus canonical | 4 |
| Political Treatise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tractatus Politicus Context triple: [Baruch Spinoza, notableWork, Tractatus Politicus]
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A.
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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.
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The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
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The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tractatus Politicus Target entity description: 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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A.
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
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.
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B.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
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C.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| completionStatus | incomplete ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| field | political theory ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| influenced |
liberal political thought
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modern political philosophy ⓘ theory of democracy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Spinoza, Ethics, Part I
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surface form:
Baruch Spinoza's Ethics
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 ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Spinozism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Tractatus Theologico-Politicus ⓘ |
| title |
Tractatus Politicus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Political Treatise
Tractatus Politicus self-link ⓘ |
| unfinished | true ⓘ |
| viewOnDemocracy | democracy is the most natural form of state ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | laws derive from collective power of the multitude ⓘ |
| viewOnReligion | advocates separation of theology and politics ⓘ |
| viewOnSovereignty | sovereignty resides in the collective power of citizens ⓘ |
| viewOnState | state exists to secure peace and freedom ⓘ |
| yearOfAuthorDeathRelation | written shortly before Baruch Spinoza's death ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Political Treatise