The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Episode 166: Spinoza on Politics and Religion (Part Two)

Concluding on the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670) and Tractatus Politicus (1677). What's the relationship between ethics, reason, and revelation? What could "faith" possibly mean to a hard-core rationalist like Spinoza? Is it possible to buy into the non-denominational "true religion" without believing any of the dogmas of traditional religion at all? And what kinds of limits on free speech is Spinoza committed to? Continued from <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/06/19/ep166-1-spinoza-politics/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">part one</a> or get the ad-free <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/06/18/ep166-spinoza-politics-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Citizen Edition.</a> <a "="" href="ttp://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Please support PEL!</a> End song: "Shittalkers" by Ken Stringfellow, as interviewed on <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/03/20/nem39-ken-stringfellow/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nakedly Examined Music ep. 39</a>.

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