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discussed in biography
- In Benedict de Spinoza: The period of the Ethics of Benedict de Spinoza
influence of Descartes
- In Cartesianism: Later philosophers
Jewish philosophy
- In Judaism: Benedict de Spinoza
place in history of philosophy
- In Western philosophy: The rationalism of Spinoza and Leibniz
rationalism
- In rationalism: Epistemological rationalism in modern philosophies
translation by Eliot
- In George Eliot: Major works of George Eliot

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Richard H. Popkin

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Baruch Spinoza.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 13, 2023
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 08, 2023
	New article added.	Brian Duignan Richard H. Popkin	Mar 08, 2023