Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:born |
November 24, 1632
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:The_Nieuwe_Kerk,_The_Hague
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Critique of religion
Ethical naturalism Political liberalism Advocacy for freedom of thought Development of Enlightenment thought |
| gptkbp:died |
February 21, 1677
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| gptkbp:education |
Jewish school in Amsterdam
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| gptkbp:famous_quote |
' God is the cause of everything that happens.'
' The more we know, the more we are able to love.' ' All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.' ' Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner.' |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:philosophy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Benedictus de Spinoza
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Postmodernism
Analytic philosophy Existentialism Rationalism Modern secular thought |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:German_Idealism
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Rene_Descartes
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| gptkbp:interests |
gptkb:political_theory
ethics metaphysics |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Theological-Political_Treatise
gptkb:Ethics |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on later philosophers
Cultural references in literature and art Spinozism |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Dutch
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:God_or_Nature_(Deus_sive_Natura)
Determinism Substance Monism Emotions and Ethics |
| gptkbp:occupation |
lens grinder
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
gptkb:Ethics_Demonstrated_in_Geometrical_Order
gptkb:Theological-Political_Treatise gptkb:Ethics Letters Pantheism Principles of Cartesian Philosophy Political Treatise Short Treatise on God, Man, and His Well-Being Unity of existence Critique of anthropocentrism Rationalist ethics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cologne
gptkb:Benedictus_de_Spinoza_Prize |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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