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The Tractatus Theologico-Politicus ( TTP) or Theologico-Political Treatise, is a 1670 work of philosophy written in Latin by the Dutch philosopher Benedictus Spinoza (1632–1677). The book was one of the most important and controversial texts of the early modern period.
•The work’s Latin title is Tractatus Theologico-Politicus = ‘A Theological/Political Treatise’. The political part of the work starts with chapter 16.
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Apr 21, 2008 · Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus can be seen as an intervention in this broad dispute. The stated goals of this work were to parry charges of atheism (Spinoza was hilariously unsuccessful in this respect), to oppose the prejudices of the theologians, and to defend the freedom to philosophize (Epistle 30).
In Tractatus theologico-politicus, Spinoza critically analyses and demystifies several notions of revealed religion. He also downgrades and ruins the traditional Protestant theocratic doctrine on the historicity of the Old Testament—the Pentateuch’s Mosaicity in particular—by merely contending that all of its texts were written and ...
Sep 5, 2008 · Tractatus theologico-politicus Tractatus politicus [googlebooks] The Chief Works of Benedictus Spinoza ed., tr., R.H. Elwes Vol. II (London: George Bell, 1891) On the improvement of the understanding Ethics Letters (selected) [googlebooks] Spinoza's Short Treatise ed., tr., A Wolf (London: Black, 1910) B. Early editions of Spinoza's Opera
Jun 16, 2012 · Apart from the 'geometric version' of Descartes's Principia with an appendix containing 'Metaphysical Thoughts' ('Cogitata metaphysica'), the Tractatus theologico-politicus (TTP) is the only work of Spinoza published during his lifetime.
Jul 2, 2022 · tractatus theologico-politicus: a critical inquiry into the history, purpose, and authenticity of the hebrew scriptures; with. the right to free thought and free discussion asserted, and shown to be not only consistent but necessarily bound up with true piety and good government. by benedict de spinoza, from the latin.
