1632 AD–1677 AD
Region: Dutch Republic (the Netherlands)
Historical Period: Modern Philosophy
Biography
Benedict de Spinoza, also known as Baruch Spinoza, was a philosopher of the Dutch Republic whose writings examine God, nature, knowledge, the emotions, and human freedom. His Ethics develops its arguments through definitions, axioms, propositions, and proofs, presenting a systematic account of reality and the rational life.
Benedict de Spinoza