Project Gutenberg 1997-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 100 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 A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV] Joseph B. Yesselman. HTML version by Al Haines. "A Theologico-Political Treatise [Part IV]" by Baruch Spinoza is a philosophical treatise written in the late 17th century. This part of the work examines the foundations of state governance, the natural and civil rights of individuals, and the complex relationship between religion and sovereign authority. Through these discussions, Spinoza explores the implications of political power and the role of individuals within a society organized under a sovereign, with particular references to historical examples such as the Hebrew republic. The opening of the treatise introduces key concepts of natural rights and the authority of the sovereign while articulating a framework for understanding governance. It emphasizes that individuals retain certain rights even when they submit to state power, asserting that the existence of a sovereign does not eliminate personal agency. Spinoza discusses the transition from a state of nature to civil society, outlining how individuals, motivated by self-preservation, collectively agree to form a government that acts in the interests of the citizenry. This section sets the foundation for the subsequent arguments regarding the nature of authority, the relationship between divine law and sovereign power, and the rights of individuals in a political and religious context. (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 191945 191914 2024-09-01T08:01:44.297465 2023-10-01T07:27:22.713848 text/html text/html 192770 2021-01-23T11:01:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 67500 2021-01-23T11:01:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133841 2024-09-01T08:01:48.306432 application/epub+zip 132741 2024-09-01T08:01:45.544437 application/epub+zip 132743 2024-09-01T08:01:44.764442 application/epub+zip 277283 2024-09-01T08:01:50.592423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266062 2024-09-01T08:01:47.783466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266147 2022-09-01T09:03:36.153760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183272 183242 2024-09-01T08:01:43.971478 2023-10-01T07:27:22.453837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 183442 2021-01-23T10:51:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 66158 2021-01-23T11:01:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19610 2024-09-01T08:01:50.734414 application/rdf+xml 15763 2024-09-01T08:01:45.104414 image/jpeg 3686 2024-09-01T08:01:44.933424 image/jpeg 125296 2024-09-01T08:01:44.315429 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