Born into a Jewish emigre family in Amsterdam, Spinoza was later excommunicated for his radical theological speculations. Considered by many as one of the great Rationalist thinkers of the 17th century, his work was at first condemned for its atheist and subversive nature, his reputation only restored later by critics such as Goethe and Coleridge. Spinoza was an advocate of the freedom of scientific and philosophical speculation in the face of religious and political interference. "The Virgin Philosophers Series" covers the lives and ideas of the major philosophers. Author Paul Strathern highlights the major advances in philosophy, as well as the men who conceived them and the times in which they lived. Containing quotes, insights and anecdotes, the aim of the series is to clarify the mysteries of philosophy for the general reader.
- ISBN10 0753507625
- ISBN13 9780753507629
- Publish Date 10 April 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 February 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Virgin Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English