Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most
important philosophical works of the early modern period. In it
Spinoza discusses at length the historical circumstances of the
composition and transmission of the Bible, demonstrating the
fallibility of both its authors and its interpreters. He argues
that free enquiry is not only consistent with the security and
prosperity of a state but actually essential to them, and that such
freedom flourishes best in a democratic and republican state in
which individuals are left free while religious organizations are
subordinated to the secular power. His Treatise has profoundly
influenced the subsequent history of political thought,
Enlightenment 'clandestine' or radical philosophy, Bible
hermeneutics, and textual criticism more generally. It is presented
here in a new translation of great clarity and accuracy by Michael
Silverthorne and Jonathan Israel, with a substantial historical and
philosophical introduction by Jonathan Israel.
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