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Why Baruch Spinoza Was So Reviled The Century Following His Death


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Among the great philosophers of history Baruch Spinoza is perhaps the most lovable, this because not only was he a gifted philosopher, but also a saint who thoroughly lived the Ethics that he wrote. This begs the question, why was he so reviled the century following his death?

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Books -

Spinoza - The Ethics
Spinoza - Theological-Political Treatise
Will Durant - The Story of Philosophy
Will and Ariel Durant - The Story of Civilization : The Age of Louis XIV
The Modern Library - The Philosophy of Spinoza (with Life of Spinoza and an introduction by Joseph Ratner)

Websites:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spinoza/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-de-Spinoza

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Scott Buckley – Solstice
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Spinoza Statue - https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_van_Anrooystraat#/media/Bestand:Spinoza_(Hildo_Krop)_(2).jpg
Spinoza’s grave - https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Spinoza#/media/Archivo:Graf_Benedictus_de_Spinoza,_Nieuwe_Kerk,_Den_Haag,_Nederland_-_20080906.jpg

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