“cannot strive that God should love him in return.”
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Benedictus de Spinoza
Baruch (de) Spinoza, also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin who was born and lived in the Dutch Republic. A forerunner of the Enlightenment, Spinoza significantly influenced modern biblical criticism, 17th-century rationalism, and Dutch intellectual culture, establishing himself as one of the most important and radical philosoph…
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culture · Portuguese-Dutch philosopher (1632–1677) · philosopher · Bible translator · grinder of lenses · political scientist · grammarian · theologian · optician · also Benedictus de Spinoza, Baruch Spinoza, Baruch de Espinosa, Barukh Shpinozah, Benoît de Spinoza, Sbīnūzā
Born 24 November 1632 · Died 21 February 1677 · Q35802
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2026· 7 entries
“Leibniz prudently chimed in with his own diplomatic calumny:”
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“were it not that the fundamental principles of their religion discourage manliness, I would not hesitate to believe that they will one day, given the opportunity, ... establish once more their independent state, and that God will again choose them”
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“blessedness is nothing else but the contentment of spirit, which arises from the intuitive knowledge of God.”
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“No attribute of a substance can be truly conceived from which it follows that the substance can be divided”
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“s work negatively but privately wrote letters to him and desired to examine the manuscript of the Ethics. In 1676, Leibniz traveled to The Hague to meet Spinoza, remaining with him for three days to converse about current events and philosophy. Leibniz”
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Philosophy Now: Tractatus Theologico-Politicus by Baruch Spinoza
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2020· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Albert Einstein said he believed in pantheism, a theological doctrine based on the work of 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza.” Correct Attribution.
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2014· 1 entry
A copy of Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus was presented to the Chair of the Dutch Parliament, and shares a shelf with the Bible and the Quran
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1932· 1 entry
Santayana was invited to present an essay (published as "Ultimate Religion") at a meeting at The Hague celebrating the tricentennial of Spinoza's birth
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1929· 1 entry
Einstein was asked in a telegram by Rabbi Herbert S
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1886· 1 entry
The young George Santayana published "The Ethical Doctrine of Spinoza", in The Harvard Monthly
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1863· 1 entry
Elijah Benamozegh purported to establish that the main source of Spinoza's ontology is Kabbalah
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1837· 1 entry
The German writer Berthold Auerbach dedicated to him the first novel in his series on Jewish history, translated into English in 1882 (Spinoza: A Novel)
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1677· 11 entries
Died 1677-02-21.
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“Bóg, czyli wszechistota składająca się z nieskończonej liczby przymiotów, z których każda wyraża treść wieczną i nieskończoną, istnieje koniecznie.”
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“Im lepiej rozumiesz siebie i swoje emocje, tym bardziej zaczynasz kochać to, co jest.”
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“(…) liczne są przykłady ludzi, którzy dla swych bogactw ponosili prześladowania, dochodzące aż do śmierci, tudzież takich, którzy dla zdobycia skarbów narażali się na niebezpieczeństwa, aż w końcu życiem przypłacili swą głupotę.”
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“Nature is satisfied with little; and if she is, I am also.”
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“(…) nic nie jest dobre lub złe samo w sobie.”
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“(…) wiedza o jedności łącząca umysł z całą Naturą.”
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“(…) wszystko, co zachodzi, dzieje się według wiecznego porządku i stałych praw Natury.”
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“Jestestwo wieczne i nieskończone, które nazywamy Bogiem, czyli Naturą, działa z tą samą koniecznością, z jaką istnieje.”
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“Cokolwiek jest, jest w Bogu i nic bez Boga nie może być, ani dać się pojąć.”
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“Gdy chodzi o sprawy ludzkie, nie śmiać się, nie płakać, nie oburzać się, lecz rozumieć.”
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1632· 1 entry
Born 1632-11-24.
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