"Benedictus" Quotes from Famous Books
... Benedictus (originally Baruch) de Spinoza sprang from a Jewish family of Portugal or Spain, which had fled to Holland to escape persecution at home. He was born in Amsterdam in 1632; taught by the Rabbin Morteira, and, in Latin, by Van den ... — History Of Modern Philosophy - From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time • Richard Falckenberg |