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I thought Spinoza was Italian.@samueltyler2
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@Wiseacre https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-de-Spinoza
Benedict de Spinoza
Dutch-Jewish philosopher
Also known as: Baruch Spinoza, Bendictus Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa
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Hebrew forename: Baruch
Latin forename: Benedictus
Portuguese: Bento de Espinosa
Born: November 24, 1632, Amsterdam
Died: February 21, 1677, The Hague (aged 44)
Benedict de Spinoza (born November 24, 1632, Amsterdam—died February 21, 1677, The Hague) was a Dutch Jewish philosopher, one of the foremost exponents of 17th-century Rationalism and one of the early and seminal figures of the Enlightenment. His masterwork is the treatise Ethics (1677).
Benedict de Spinoza
Dutch-Jewish philosopher
Also known as: Baruch Spinoza, Bendictus Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa
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Hebrew forename: Baruch
Latin forename: Benedictus
Portuguese: Bento de Espinosa
Born: November 24, 1632, Amsterdam
Died: February 21, 1677, The Hague (aged 44)
Benedict de Spinoza (born November 24, 1632, Amsterdam—died February 21, 1677, The Hague) was a Dutch Jewish philosopher, one of the foremost exponents of 17th-century Rationalism and one of the early and seminal figures of the Enlightenment. His masterwork is the treatise Ethics (1677).