Spinoza

[ spi-noh-zuh ]
/ spɪˈnoʊ zə /

noun

Ba·ruch [buh-rook] /bəˈruk/, or Be·ne·dict de [ben-uh-dikt duh] /ˈbɛn ə dɪkt də/,1632–77, Dutch philosopher.

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Spinoza
/ (spɪˈnəʊzə) /

noun

Baruch (bəˈruːk). 1632–77, Dutch philosopher who constructed a holistic metaphysical system derived from a series of hypotheses that he judged self-evident. His chief work is Ethics (1677)
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