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Spinoza and the right of resistance

This work aims at the analysis of the Spinoza's concept of right of resistance. At the beginning of this work is developed an investigation about the historic and theoretical circumstances that influenced the Spinoza's reflections about the right of resistance. After this investigation, some spinozian political and juridical categories related to the right of resistance concept are analysed, such as: the idea of natural right, the relation between political obedience and resistance and the political and institutional mechanisms of right of resistance proposed by Spinoza.

Spinoza; Right of Resistance; Natural Right


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