The work of the popularizer, though sometimes depreciated by professional students, is a very useful and necessary work, and in few cases more useful… - Benedictus de Spinoza

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The work of the popularizer, though sometimes depreciated by professional students, is a very useful and necessary work, and in few cases more useful or more necessary than in the case of Spinoza. For, although Spinoza is often so difficult that even the best philosophers cannot be sure of having understood him, the essence of his doctrine is capable of being interesting and profitable to many who cannot devote themselves to metaphysics. Although the task of interpretation has been admirably performed for the technical reader by Mr. Joachim, and for a wider class by Sir Frederick Pollock, there must be many who will be grateful for the chance of reading the Ethics itself, without having to work their way through Spinoza's Latin.

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About Benedictus de Spinoza

Benedictus de Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677) was a social and metaphysical philosopher known for the elaborate development of his monist philosophy, which has become known as Spinozism. Controversy regarding his ideas led to his excommunication from the Jewish community of his native Amsterdam. He was named Baruch ("blessed" in Hebrew) Spinoza by his synagogue elders and known as Bento de Spinoza or Bento d'Espiñoza, but afterwards used the name Benedictus ("blessed" in Latin) de Spinoza.

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Native Name: בָּרוּךְ שְׂפִּינוֹזָה Benedito de Espinosa
Alternative Names: Benedict de Spinoza Baruch de Espinosa Barukh Shpinozah Benoît de Spinoza Sbīnūzā Ispīnūzā Barukh Spinoza Bento de Espinosa Baruch d' Espinoza Shpinozah Baruch de Spinoza Spinoza Benoit de Spinoza Benedictus De Spinoza Benedictus Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch Benedictus de Spinoza
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Concluí, assim, tudo o que desejava apresentar sobre o poder da mente sobre as emoções e a liberdade da mente. Daí resulta quão potente é o homem sábio e quanto ele supera o homem ignorante que é movido apenas por seus desejos e paixões.
Pois o homem ignorante não é apenas distraído de várias maneiras por causas externas sem nunca obter a verdadeira aquiescência de seu espírito, mas sobretudo vive, por assim dizer, inconscientes de si mesmo e de Deus e das coisas, e assim que cessa de sofrer, cessa também de ser:
Enquanto que o homem sábio, na medida em que é considerado como tal, dificilmente é perturbado no espírito, mas, sendo consciente de si mesmo e de Deus e das coisas, por uma certa necessidade eterna, nunca deixa de ser, mas sempre possui a verdadeira aquiescência de seu espírito.
Se o resultado que indico parece excessivamente difícil, pode, no entanto, ser descoberto. Meditações devem ser difíceis, visto que raramente são encontradas. Como seria possível, se a salvação estivesse disponível em nossas mãos, e pudesse ser encontrada sem grande esforço, que fosse negligenciada por quase todos os homens? Mas todas as coisas excelentes são tão difíceis quanto raras.

No reason compels me to maintain that the body does not die unless it is changed into a corpse. And, indeed, experience seems to urge a different conclusion. Sometimes a man undergoes such changes that I should hardly have said he was the same man.

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