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This essay begins with some thoughts on the challenges and pitfalls of writing philosophical biography, on why biographies of philosophers tend to fall between the literary cracks, and on what makes for a successful biography of a philosopher. This is followed by a more specific discussion of the specific problems facing someone writing a biography of Spinoza, on whose life so little documentary material is available.
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Nadler, S. (2015). Writing the Lives of Philosophers: Reflections on Spinoza and Others. In Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life (Vol. 2, pp. 181–190). Springer Science and Business Media B.V. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9349-0_12
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