Project Gutenberg 1997-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 239 Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632 1677 Spinoza, Benedict of Spinoza, Baruch Espinosa, Baruch de De Spinoza, Benedictus Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) 1853 Elwes, Robert Harvey Monro Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 1 Joseph B. Yesselman. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Theologico-Political Treatise — Part 1" by Benedictus de Spinoza is a philosophical treatise written in the 17th century, engaging with issues surrounding religion, prophecy, and the role of divine authority in political matters. The opening chapters establish a framework for understanding prophecy, the nature of divine law, and the peculiar relationship between the Hebrews and God. Spinoza argues for a rational interpretation of religion, suggesting that many traditional beliefs are rooted in superstition rather than reason. The opening of the treatise presents Spinoza's exploration of prophecy, where he delineates its definition, the nature of prophets, and the distinction between true prophecy and mere imagination or superstition. He emphasizes that insights and revelations provided to prophets do not grant them greater wisdom but are influenced by their personal perspectives and emotions. Moreover, he questions whether the gift of prophecy was unique to the Hebrews, asserting that true divine revelation arises from understanding and moral living, rather than knowledge or intellect. This analysis prompts readers to reconsider traditional thoughts surrounding religious belief and political authority, inviting an approach grounded in reason and critical thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philosophy and religion -- Early works to 1800 Free thought -- Early works to 1800 Political science -- Early works to 1800 B Text Philosophy Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 208968 208929 2024-09-01T08:01:23.637546 2023-10-01T07:27:05.392696 text/html text/html 209903 2021-01-06T08:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74230 2021-01-06T08:46:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134236 2024-09-01T08:01:27.805608 application/epub+zip 133441 2024-09-01T08:01:24.887535 application/epub+zip 133441 2024-09-01T08:01:24.106577 application/epub+zip 270302 2024-09-01T08:01:30.200509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258835 2024-09-01T08:01:27.253545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258740 2022-09-01T09:03:10.337066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199158 199127 2024-09-01T08:01:23.326540 2023-10-01T07:27:05.122688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 199334 2021-01-06T08:44:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 72302 2021-01-06T08:45:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19609 2024-09-01T08:01:30.354495 application/rdf+xml 14875 2024-09-01T08:01:24.451537 image/jpeg 3589 2024-09-01T08:01:24.277546 image/jpeg 126567 2024-09-01T08:01:23.656547 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia