Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) published the Ethics posthumously (1677). Substance monism, the identity of God and Nature, and a naturalistic ethics of blessedness made him a central early-modern rationalist and a later source for secular philosophy.

Born: 1632
Birthplace: Amsterdam
Died: 1677
Place of death: The Hague
Origin: Amsterdam
Context: Dutch Republic / Sephardic Amsterdam

Traditions

Rationalism
Western Philosophy

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