Spinoza's Political Philosophy. The Factory of Imperium

Focusing on Spinoza's constant preoccupation with the relationship between metaphysics and politics, Caporali shows that it takes different forms in his various major works. He highlights specific moments of this discontinuity, particularly in the transition between the Tractatus Theologico-Politicu and the Tractatus Politicus. Caporali's reconstruction of Spinoza's political philosophy , alongside the historical context and events, is interwoven with comparisons and references to Machiavelli, Descartes, Locke, Vico and Hegel, as well as to many contemporary interpretations of Spinoza's thought.