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When Leibniz met Spinoza

By jwyg | Published: September 13, 2012

In 1676 Leibniz found a pretext to visit Spinoza in The Hague, having learned that Spinoza was at work on a philosophical treatise of great importance. Spinoza showed Leibniz the manuscript of the Ethics, and the two men discussed philosophy together over several days. Although there is no written record of their conversation, it seems [...]

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Jonathan Gray studies philosophy and the history of ideas and works at the Open Knowledge Foundation.

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