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Query: Philosophy in its historical context

I find it much easier to understand philosophical ideas in their context. The author does a great job of setting the stage, explaining what was going on in the time period and explains well why Spinoza's ideas were so radical. I knew very little of Spinoza's work before this, his writing is far too dense to be read in the original unless you have a lot of time and patience. This gives you an overview of what Spinoza and Leibniz believed and most importantly, why