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Sulpiz Boisserée, 1815. As quoted in Klaus H. Kiefer, Die famose Hexen-Epoche: Sichtbares und Unsichtbares in der Aufklärung. (München: Oldenbourg Verlag, 2004)
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He [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe] tells me about his philosophical development. Philosophical thinking; without any actual philosophical system. At first Spinoza exerted a great and lasting influence on him. [Original in German: Er [Goethe] erzählt mir von seiner philosophischen Entwicklung. Philosophisches Denken; ohne eigentliches philosophisches System. Spinoza hat zuerst großen und immer bleibenden Einfluß auf ihn geübt.]

— Baruch Spinoza

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe] tells me about his philosophical development. Philosophical thinking; without any actual philosophical system. At first Spinoza exerted a great and lasting influence on him. [Original in German: Er [Goethe] erzählt mir von seiner philosophischen Entwicklung. Philosophisches Denken; ohne eigentliches philosophisches System. Spinoza hat zuerst großen und immer bleibenden Einfluß auf ihn geübt.]" in the context of "Sulpiz Boisserée, 1815. As quoted in Klaus H. Kiefer, Die famose Hexen-Epoche: Sichtbares und Unsichtbares in der Aufklärung. (München: Oldenbourg Verlag, 2004)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Baruch Spinoza

About Baruch 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.