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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tractatus Theologico-Politicus canonical | 8 |
| Theological-Political Treatise | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tractatus Theologico-Politicus Context triple: [Baruch Spinoza, notableWork, Tractatus Theologico-Politicus]
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A.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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E.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
- 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 Theologico-Politicus Target entity description: 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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A.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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E.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tractatus Theologico-Politicus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early Enlightenment thought
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rationalism ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1670 ⓘ |
| publishedAnonymously | true ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Ethics ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | preface and twenty chapters ⓘ |
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