'Spinoza did not seek to found a sect, and he founded none'; yet all philosophy after him is permeated with his thought.
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Spinoza is the Christ of philosophers, and the greatest philosophers are hardly more than apostles who distance themselves from or draw near to this mystery.
Permalink to quote #92 The religious geniuses of all ages have been distinguished by this kind of religious feeling, which knows no dogma and no God conceived in man's image; so that…
Permalink to quote #94 Spinoza: the absolute philosopher, whose Ethics is the foremost book on concepts.
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