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Spinoza’s Life: 1677–1802

Spinoza’s Life: 1677–1802 <p>ABSTRACT:</p><p> Immediately after Spinoza’s death in 1677 his first biographers framed a life which would play an important part in the eighteenth-century perception of the Dutch philosopher. Bayle’s entry on Spinoza in the <i>Dictionnaire</i> in particular, together with Jelles’s preface to the <i>Opera posthuma</i>, created the image of a philosopher whose dedication to philosophy was unconditional and whose moral behavior was impeccable. Despite the general hostility which Spinoza’s views continued to meet, his life appears to have contributed considerably to the gradual rediscovery of his works during the dying decades of the eighteenth century, most notably in Germany and the Netherlands. </p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the History of Ideas University of Pennsylvania Press

Spinoza’s Life: 1677–1802

Journal of the History of Ideas , Volume 78 (2) – Mar 31, 2017

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University of Pennsylvania Press
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Copyright © 2008 The Journal of the History of Ideas, Inc.
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1086-3222

Abstract

<p>ABSTRACT:</p><p> Immediately after Spinoza’s death in 1677 his first biographers framed a life which would play an important part in the eighteenth-century perception of the Dutch philosopher. Bayle’s entry on Spinoza in the <i>Dictionnaire</i> in particular, together with Jelles’s preface to the <i>Opera posthuma</i>, created the image of a philosopher whose dedication to philosophy was unconditional and whose moral behavior was impeccable. Despite the general hostility which Spinoza’s views continued to meet, his life appears to have contributed considerably to the gradual rediscovery of his works during the dying decades of the eighteenth century, most notably in Germany and the Netherlands. </p>

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Journal of the History of IdeasUniversity of Pennsylvania Press

Published: Mar 31, 2017

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