Would you like to follow up on our previous episode? Susan James recommends looking at the following sections from Spinoza’s classic work:

Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, Chapter 2

Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, Chapter 3

Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, Chapter 4

If you really want to do a deep dive, she also recommends the following secondary material:

Collective Imaginings: Spinoza, Past and Present, eds. Moira Gatens and Genevieve Lloyd

Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion, and Politics: The Theologico-Political Treatise, Susan James

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