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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Examples from the Web for spinoza

Peace, Spinoza said, is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.
Tony Lewis, American, Jew, Remembered|Bernard Avishai|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the hue and cry that is always raised when "free-will" is denied, was raised against Spinoza.
The Philosophy of Spinoza|Baruch de Spinoza
Spinoza, the God-intoxicated man, never ventured on a declaration so bold.
Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various
In that same year the Amsterdam community was faced by a serious problem in connexion with Spinoza.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

What is wanted in English is not a translation of Spinoza's works, but a true estimate of his life and system.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Spinoza has an admirable doctrine, or rather insight, which he calls seeing things under the form of eternity.
Three Philosophical Poets|George Santayana

British Dictionary definitions for spinoza

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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