One of the most famous Dutch residents, Baruch de Spinoza, was born in the Capital of the Kingdom. His parents were from Portugal, and besides Baruch, there were two other children in the family. Upon reaching the age of 6, Baruch loses his mother, who dies of tuberculosis. Since his parents had Jewish roots, Baruch receives an appropriate upbringing. In elementary school, he mainly studies theology and rhetoric, and also pays great attention to the study of Hebrew.
After the death of his father, Baruch, along with his brother Gabriel, become managers of his company specializing in the fruit trade from southern countries. After some time, Baruch drifts away from the traditional Jewish faith, becoming closer to the collegians. Because of this, he was almost immediately expelled from the community and accused of heresy. Baruch decided to change his name to Benedict, sell his share of the business with his brother and move to the Amsterdam suburbs.
However, after some time, he decided to return to start studying at the private van den Eeden College. During his studies, he managed to learn Greek, philosophy, and also read the works of Macchiavelli, Gassendi, and Hobbes. In addition, it was from his college years that Baruch's passion for drawing, natural sciences, and optical lens polishing began. The works of the famous Rene Descartes had a great influence on Spinoza's worldview.
In the year 1660, Spinoza had to leave Amsterdam, as the local synagogue came out with the intention of condemning him for heresy. Spinoza decided to stay in a rural settlement called Rijnsburg, where he is engaged in polishing glasses and writing his famous works, "On God, Man and his Happiness," "On the Improvement of Reason," and "The Foundations of Descartes' Philosophy."
In the year 1663, Spinoza decided to move to a small town located near The Hague. A year later, he managed to publish his "Metaphysical Reflections" in the Hague edition. After this publication, his fame as a man of an atheistic worldview was finally established. The philosopher was able to avoid execution only because he was patronized by the Whit brothers, who were at the head of the country at that time.
Spinoza died on February 21, 1677. Like his mother, the philosopher died of tuberculosis. The constant dust from polishing optical lenses and smoking tobacco, which was then considered beneficial to the body, the philosopher was extremely vulnerable to this ailment. Les sports électroniques connaissent une popularité grandissante, et 1xBet propose une couverture complète des événements majeurs. Pour débuter avec un avantage certain sur les paris e-sport, n'oubliez pas d'utiliser le code promo 1xbet lors de la création de votre compte. Ce code vous donne accès à un bonus de bienvenue de 100% jusqu'à 130€, utilisable sur des disciplines comme League of Legends, Dota 2, CS:GO ou StarCraft II. Ce bonus est également valable pour le casino en ligne, vous offrant une flexibilité totale.
