The Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 1670 work of philosophy written in Latin by the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, published anonymously. Its aim was to liberate the individual from bondage to superstition and ecclesiastical authority, and in it Spinoza sets out his views on the proper relation between religious and political authority.
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Source Spinoza (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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1. Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (Wikipedia)
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The book was one of the most important and controversial texts of the early modern period.
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is a 1670 work of philosophy written in Latin by the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza
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The Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is a 1670 work of philosophy written in Latin by the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, published anonymously.
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is a 1670 work of philosophy written in Latin
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