The constitution of political freedom in Spinoza: a question of resistance and prudence but not of obedience

Laurent Bove (1, 2) , Filippo del Lucchese (3)

1 UPJV - Université de Picardie Jules Verne
2 ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon
3 UBA - Universidad de Buenos Aires [Buenos Aires]

In this article, I develop my thesis along four axes: 1) an update of the notion of real equality in the project of the reformed regimes in the Political treatise; 2) the examination of two examples of resistance in the Theologico-political treatise; 3) the study of the correlation between citizenship and "human life" in the Political treatise; 4) an analysis of the Spinozist concept of "prudence" that, making it the constituent power of "common freedom", reveals its distance from the idea of "obedience".

Mots clés: Equality; Resistance; Citizenship; Prudence; Obedience; Freedom

Domaines: Philosophie; Science politique

Laurent Bove, Filippo del Lucchese. The constitution of political freedom in Spinoza: a question of resistance and prudence but not of obedience. Anacronismo e irrupción, 2023, 13 (24), pp.245-267. ⟨halshs-04259612⟩