Since we cannot control the objects that we tend to value and that we allow to influence our well-being, we ought instead to try to control our evaluations themselves and thereby minimize the sway that external objects and the passions have over us.

Contemporain de René DESCARTES, Baruch SPINOZA (Benedictus de Spinoza) est vraisemblablement un de ces philosophes et philosophes politiques dont l'influence est la plus prégnante dans les conflits à caractères politiques et religieux du XVIIème siècle à nos jours.

Moreover, it is the case that Spinoza and the Kabbalah have parallel views concerning God as a corporeal being. Baruch Spinoza can claim influence on both the Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century and great minds of the 19th, notably Hegel, and his … Abstract. Even where Spinoza’s influence on subsequent political thinkers is direct and indisputable, it is not always easy to tease out the extent to this influence is due to his own political philosophy, as opposed to his metaphysics.

The posited influence of Prado on Spinoza has been queried. (From a statue by Mark Antokolski.) 125 One way in which they have aligned beliefs is that both view the body of God as being the entirety of the natural order. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Ethics Author: Benedict de Spinoza Posting Date: May 28, 2009 … Procede de una familia de judíos sefardíes, emigrado de España a Portugal y de allí a los Países Bajos.

Spinoza went through a traditional Jewish education and studied under the tutelage of Saul Levi Morteira, a Rabbi.

In this article, I investigate a hypothesis concerning the supposed influence of Spinoza on Marx’s works. SPINOZA, VICO, AND THE IMAGINATION OF RELIGION I. Spinoza was also responsible for introducing biblical criticism. Baruch Spinoza. Baruch Spinoza, aussi connu sous les noms de Bento de Espinosa ou Benedictus de Spinoza (né le 24 novembre 1632, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas - mort le 21 février 1677, La Haye) était un philosophe néerlandais dont la pensée eut une influence énorme sur ses contemporains et nombre de penseurs postérieurs.. Issu d'une famille marrane, Spinoza fut un héritier critique du cartésianisme. The Reception and Influence of Spinoza’s Political Philosophy In is difficult to assess adequately the scope of influence of Spinoza’s political thought.