Benedict de Spinoza was one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy he helped lay the groundwork for the 18th century Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. His correspondences help…

Again, no one knows how or by what means the mind moves the body, nor how many various degrees of motion it can impart to the body, nor how quickly…

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4 By sensual pleasure the mind is enthralled to the extent of quiescence, as if the supreme good were actually attained, so that it is quite incapable of thinking of…

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Men would never be superstitious, if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune: but being frequently driven into straits where…