Spinoza

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Baruch Spinoza

Born 24 November 1632
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died 21 February 1677 (aged 44)
The Hague, Dutch Republic
Era 17th-century philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
SchoolRationalism, founder of Spinozism
Main interests Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics
Notable ideas Panentheism, Pantheism, Determinism, Deism, neutral monism, intellectual and religious freedom / separationof church and state, Criticism of Mosaic authorship of some books of the Hebrew Bible, Political society derived from power, not contract
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Baruch Spinoza andlater Benedict de Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677) was a Jewish-Dutch philosopher.[1] Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fullyrealized until years after his death. By laying the groundwork for the 18th century Enlightenment[citation needed] and modern biblical criticism,[2] he came to be considered one of the greatrationalists[2] of 17th-century philosophy. His magnum opus, the posthumous Ethics, in which he opposed Descartes's mind–body dualism, has earned him recognition as one of Western philosophy's most importantcontributors. In the Ethics, "Spinoza wrote the last indisputable Latin masterpiece, and one in which the refined conceptions of medieval philosophy are finally turned against themselves and destroyedentirely."[3] Philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel said of all contemporary philosophers, "You are either a Spinozist or not a philosopher at all."[4]
Spinoza's name in different languages isHebrew: ברוך שפינוזה‎ Baruch Spinoza, Portuguese: Benedito or Bento de Espinosa and Latin: Benedictus de Spinoza; in all these languages, the given name means "the Blessed". Spinoza was raised in thePortuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam. He developed highly controversial ideas regarding the authenticity of the Hebrew Bible and the nature of the Divine. The Jewish religious authorities issued a...
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