Why Baruch Spinoza Was So Reviled The Century Following His Death

Among the great philosophers of history Baruch Spinoza is perhaps the most lovable, this because not only was he a gifted philosopher, but also a saint who thoroughly lived the Ethics that he wrote. This begs the question, why was he so reviled the century following his death?

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Baruch Spinoza - The Ethics
Baruch Spinoza - Theological-Political Treatise
Will Durant - The Story of Philosophy
Will and Ariel Durant - The Story of Civilization : The Age of Louis XIV
The Modern Library - The Philosophy of Spinoza (with Life of Spinoza and an introduction by Joseph Ratner)

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