The principles of Descartes' philosophy, by Benedict Spinoza 1905 tr

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The principles of Descartes' philosophy, by Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677
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René Descartes 1596-1650

Spinoza about the year 1662-3 had a pupil to whom he was teaching Descartes' philosophy, being at that time unwilling to impart his own opinions to any one except to a few of his special friends with whom he was accustomed to discuss his philosophical views. Well founded conjecture makes this pupil to be Albert Burgh, who, being in later years converted to the Roman Catholic faith, takes his former instructor severely to task for his heresies.

Thus we are forewarned lest we should accept the propositions given below as an expression of Spinoza's own thought. Some of the positions taken, we are told in this Preface, do express his own belief, but there are others to which he holds exactly the contrary opinion. We are not at liberty, therefore, to subscribe Spinoza's name to all that is said in this work but must sift out as best we can that with which he agreed from that which he rejected.
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