Political Treatise

<p><i>The Political Treatise</i>, Spinoza's final work, is a largely theoretical inquiry into the fundamental principles of political philosophy. This edition offers an exceptional translation by Samuel Shirley and a prefatory essay by Douglas Den Uyl that discusses why the <i>Political Treatise</i> deserves the attention of contemporary scholars. Steven Barbone and Lee Rice provide ample notes, a substantial bibliography, complete indexes of names and terms, and a comprehensive general introduction, which considers the evolution of Spinoza's political thought in the context of the political and intellectual turmoil of the times, the relationship between the <i>Political Treatise</i> and the <i>Theological-Political Treatise</i>, and the importance of the <i>Political Treatise</i> to a full understanding of Spinoza's political philosophy.</p>