A Dutch philosopher of Sephardi/Portuguese origin. By laying the groundwork for the 18th-century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and the universe, he came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy (Wikipedia).
Baruch Spinoza
Author details
- Born:
- Nov. 24, 1632
- Died:
- Feb. 21, 1677
