Betraying Spinoza
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Betraying Spinoza is a philosophical and biographical study of Baruch Spinoza that blends intellectual history with personal reflection to explore his life, ideas, and legacy.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Betraying Spinoza Context triple: [Rebecca Goldstein, notableWork, Betraying Spinoza]
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A.
Spinoza’s letters
Spinoza’s letters are a collection of Baruch Spinoza’s personal and philosophical correspondence that illuminate his ideas, relationships, and intellectual context.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
Eclipse of Reason
Eclipse of Reason is a philosophical work by Max Horkheimer that critiques the degeneration of rationality in modern society and explores the relationship between reason, domination, and social injustice.
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D.
The Destruction of Reason
The Destruction of Reason is a major philosophical work by György Lukács that offers a Marxist critique of irrationalist currents in modern Western philosophy and their relation to fascism.
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E.
Pathologies of Reason
Pathologies of Reason is a philosophical work by Axel Honneth that critically examines how forms of social domination and misrecognition distort rationality and undermine the conditions for mutual recognition in modern societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Betraying Spinoza Target entity description: Betraying Spinoza is a philosophical and biographical study of Baruch Spinoza that blends intellectual history with personal reflection to explore his life, ideas, and legacy.
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A.
Spinoza’s letters
Spinoza’s letters are a collection of Baruch Spinoza’s personal and philosophical correspondence that illuminate his ideas, relationships, and intellectual context.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
Eclipse of Reason
Eclipse of Reason is a philosophical work by Max Horkheimer that critiques the degeneration of rationality in modern society and explores the relationship between reason, domination, and social injustice.
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D.
The Destruction of Reason
The Destruction of Reason is a major philosophical work by György Lukács that offers a Marxist critique of irrationalist currents in modern Western philosophy and their relation to fascism.
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E.
Pathologies of Reason
Pathologies of Reason is a philosophical work by Axel Honneth that critically examines how forms of social domination and misrecognition distort rationality and undermine the conditions for mutual recognition in modern societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
biographical study
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book ⓘ philosophical study ⓘ |
| about |
exile and belonging
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interpretations of Spinoza in modern thought ⓘ tension between community and individuality ⓘ |
| author | Rebecca Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
legacy of Baruch Spinoza
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life of Baruch Spinoza ⓘ philosophical ideas of Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jewish identity
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Spinoza’s excommunication from the Jewish community ⓘ historical context of 17th-century Amsterdam ⓘ modern reception of Spinoza ⓘ relationship between reason and faith ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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intellectual history ⓘ memoir ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Jewish
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feminist ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| includes | personal reflection by the author ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in Jewish history ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Baruch Spinoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish Encounters series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Schocken Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Jewish philosophy
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early modern philosophy ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ |
| title | Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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