| Spinoza His Life and Philosophy Contributor(s): Pollock, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417949503 ISBN-13: 9781417949502 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: 1880. A history of the life of Benedict de Spinoza, one of the most important of the post-Cartesian philosophers in the second half of the 17th century. He made significant contributions in virtually every area of philosophy, and his writings reveal the influence of such divergent sources as Stoicism, Jewish Rationalism, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Descartes, and a variety of heterodox religious thinkers of his day. Spinoza was one of those great men who made himself famous by views that were unusual and unknown to common souls. His father was a Portuguese Jew and because he did not have the means to help his son in business, he allowed Spinoza to study Hebrew literature. Due to the inadequacy of answers to questions voiced to his teacher, Spinoza began to read scripture over and over again, penetrated its obscurity, laid bare its mysteries and brought daylight to the clouds behind which he found truth. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 444 pages |
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