Political-theological Discourse in the Philosophy of Benedict Spinoza

The present work, entitled "Political-theological Discourse in the Philosophy of Benedict Spinoza", is an effort at a political reading of Benedict Spinoza's texts. In Spinoza's philosophy, ideas that could not be expressed because of the ideological limitations of the time begin to gain importance in the modern era with new insights. This work aims to liberate the potential, and power of Spinoza's philosophy, which penetrates the modern political field and acquires the function of anti-ideology. The critical revision of the political theory of the modern era highlights the revolutionary nature of Spinoza's political project, which continues to have political effects not only in the Dutch province of the 17th century but also today. In the work, through Spinoza's political context, based on his biographical events, the key concepts of Spinoza's political theory are reviewed and analyzed: power and Power, body and mind, multitude and democracy.