BENEDICT DE SPINOZA: Theological-Political Treatise

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Theological-Political Treatise readily determine which opinions are subversive in a given state. It is those views which, simply by being put forward, dissolve the agreement by which each person surrenders their right to act according to their own judgment. For example, it is seditious for anyone to hold that a sovereign power does not have an autonomous right or that one should not keep a promise or that everyone should live according to their own judgment, and other views of this kindwhich are directly contrary to the aforesaid agreement. It is subversive not so much because of the judgments and opinions in themselves as because of the actions which such views imply. By the very fact that someone thinks such a thing, they are tacitly or explicitly breaking the pact that they made with the sovereign. Accordingly, all other opinions which do not imply such an act as breaking an agreement or vengeance or anger, etc., are not subversive ^ except perhaps in a state which is corrupt in some way, where superstitious and ambitious people who cannot tolerate free-minded persons, have achieved such reputation and prominence that their authority exerts greater in£uence with the common people than 243 that of the sovereign powers. However, we would not wish to deny that there are some views which can be published and propagated with malicious intention though in themselves they appear to be purely concerned with truth and falsehood. But we have already determined what these are in chapter 15 and in a way that ensured that reason would nevertheless remain free. If ¢nally we remember that everyone’s loyalty to the state, like their faith in God, can only be known from their works, that is, from their charity towards their neighbour, it will not be doubted that the best state accords everyone the same liberty to philosophize as we showed that faith likewise allows. [10] Undeniably, there are sometimes some disadvantages in such freedom. But what was ever so cleverly designed that it entailed no disadvantages at all Trying to control everything by laws will encourage vices rather than correcting them. Things which cannot be prevented must necessarily be allowed, even though they are often harmful. How many evils arise from extravagance, from envy, greed, drunkenness, and so on! These are nevertheless tolerated because they cannot be prevented by authority of the law, even though they really are vices. How much more should liberty of judgment be conceded, which is without question avirtue and cannot be suppressed. Further, the disadvantages which do arise from 254
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Introduction Spinoza’s aims The T
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Introduction of society more genera
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Introduction occurrences they canno
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Further reading The best recent acc
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Further reading ‘Hobbes and Spino
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chapter 1 15 On prophecy [1] Prophe
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