Benedict de Spinoza - Dutch Philosopher, Ethics, Rationalism

Benedict de Spinoza

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In 1673 Spinoza was invited to Utrecht to meet Louis II, prince de Condé, whose armies had occupied much of the Netherlands since 1672. There he also met the French poet Saint Évremonde. When he returned to The Hague with presents from the prince, he was immediately accused of being in league with the country’s enemy. One year earlier the political leaders of the Netherlands, Johan De Witt and his brother Cornelius, who had been accused of conspiring against the young prince of Orange, William III, had been torn apart by an angry mob. At this point Spinoza, concerned for ...(100 of 4596 words)

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