Spinoza, Benedictus de,  1632-1677 <br/><br/>
On the Improvement of the Understanding 

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<br/><br/> "On the Improvement of the Understanding" by Benedictus de Spinoza is an unfinished philosophical treatise written in the seventeenth century and published posthumously in 1677. Spinoza seeks to formulate a method that would allow the mind to form clear and distinct ideas necessary for its perfection. He examines different kinds of knowledge, explores the nature of doubt, and discusses perception, memory, and intelligence. His approach uniquely connects knowledge with life itself, viewing ideas as active forces rather than static pictures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Philosophy and religion Free thought 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B