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Bezig met laden... Spinoza: The Outcast Thinkerdoor Devra Lehmann
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Terrific biographical history providing generous and carefully sourced anecdotal background of this fascinating thinker. ( ) This is an outstanding introduction to the 17th century philosopher, his times, and his ideas. Lehmann does a superb job lucidly and concisely explaining Spinoza's ideas and why they were so influential, as well as the ideas of contemporary philosophers like Descartes and Leibniz. It's difficult to imagine many young adult readers finding a biography of a seventeenth century Dutch-Jewish philosopher appealing but Lehmann's fascinating portrait of Spinoza as a radical thinking visionary outsider, courageously devoted to breaking down long-held preconceptions and conventions may find an audience. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"A brilliant schoolboy in Amsterdam quickly learns to keep his ideas to himself. When he is twenty-three years old, those ideas prove so shocking and scandalous to his Jewish community that he is publicly denounced and expelled from his synagogue and neighborhood. The scandal shows no sign of waning as his ideas spread throughout seventeenth-century Europe, where he is almost universally reviled as an instrument of the devil. At the center of the storm, he lives the simplest of lives, quietly devoted to his work as a lens grinder and to his steadfast search for truth--an endeavor that paves the way for all that is best in modern democracies. He does not live to see the results of his efforts, but his ideas change the world."--Provided by publisher. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)199.492Philosophy and Psychology Modern western philosophy Other geographical areas Europe Other European Countries NetherlandsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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