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Baruch (de) Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin.
Jun 29, 2001 · Baruch Spinoza. First published Fri Jun 29, 2001; substantive revision Wed Nov 8, 2023. Bento (in Hebrew, Baruch; in Latin, Benedictus) Spinoza is one of the most important philosophers—and certainly the most radical—of the early modern period.
Feb 5, 2024 · Baruch Spinoza and the Art of Thinking in Dangerous Times. The philosopher was a champion of political and intellectual freedom, but he had no interest in being a martyr. Instead, he shows us how...
Jan 29, 2024 · Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was a Dutch philosopher who combined rationalism and metaphysics to create a unique system of thought. Spinoza was held up as an atheist philosopher in the 18th century, but...
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Learn how Spinoza, a Dutch Jewish rationalist philosopher, denied free will but championed freedom in his Ethics and Theological-Political Treatise. Explore his arguments for causal determinism, his concept of God or Nature, and his views on human freedom and moral responsibility.
Learn about the life and work of Baruch Spinoza, one of the key figures of the seventeenth-century Enlightenment. Explore his radical and unorthodox views on religion, politics, and metaphysics, and how he influenced future thinkers.
Feb 3, 2009 · Spinoza’s Theory of Attributes. First published Tue Feb 3, 2009; substantive revision Sat Jun 3, 2023. Attributes sit at the very heart of Spinoza’s metaphysics. They enable us to understand and talk about an extended world and a thinking world in terms of which we understand such things as bodies and minds.
