Benedict de Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677) was a Human philosopher who lived on Earth in the 17th century. During his time, he published many philosophical works.
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In the 23rd century, James T. Kirk was fond of Spinoza's work while at Starfleet Academy, but Gary Mitchell considered it "longhair stuff". After Mitchell began to develop god-like powers in 2265, he began to read Spinoza's work, and described it as simple once you got into it. (TOS episode & Star Trek 8 novelization: Where No Man Has Gone Before)
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External links[]
- Benedict de Spinoza article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Baruch Spinoza article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.