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Baruch Spinoza

Born

in Amsterdam, Netherlands

November 24, 1632

Died

February 21, 1677

Genre

Philosophy, Science

Influences

René Descartes, Maimonides, Abraham ibn Ezra, Avicenna, Averroes, Aris ...more

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Controversial pantheistic doctrine of Dutch philosopher and theologian Baruch Spinoza or Benedict advocated an intellectual love of God; people best know Ethics , his work of 1677.

People came considered this great rationalist of 17th century.

In his posthumous magnum opus, he opposed mind–body dualism of René Descartes and earned recognition of most important thinkers of west. This last indisputable Latin masterpiece, which Spinoza wrote, finally turns and entirely destroys the refined medieval conceptions.

After death of Baruch Spinoza, often Benedictus de Spinoza, people realized not fully his breadth and importance until many years. He laid the ground for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern Biblical criticism, including concept ...more

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	Ethics 4.10 avg rating — 21,051 ratings — published 1677 — 488 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theological-Political Treatise 4.08 avg rating — 5,050 ratings — published 1670 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ethics/Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect/Selected Letters by Baruch Spinoza, Seymour Feldman, Samuel Shirley (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 1,800 ratings — published 1883 — 136 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Improvement of Understanding 3.67 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 1667 — 168 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spinoza Reader: The Ethics and Other Works by Baruch Spinoza, Edwin M. Curley (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinoza: Political Treatise 3.77 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 1675 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works by Baruch Spinoza, Samuel Shirley (Translator), Michael L. Morgan (Editor) 4.51 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 1677 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being 4.16 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1862 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Spinoza: Ethics and Related Writings by Baruch Spinoza, Michael L. Morgan (Editor), Samuel Shirley (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy of Benedict de Spinoza by Baruch Spinoza, Joseph Ratner (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1926 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.”
― Baruch Spinoza

tags: education, free-thought, philosophy

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“The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing.”
― Spinoza

tags: philosophy

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“I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.”
― Baruch Spinoza

tags: philosophy

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