Category Archives: Spinoza, Baruch
BARUCH SPINOZA
(1632-1677)
from Ethics
Baruch Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish descent, from a family that settled in Amsterdam to avoid religious persecution in Portugal. When Spinoza was six, his mother died; by the time he was in his early 20s, a … Continue reading →
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