Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
filosofie
/filosofie/Roman
English meaning: Philosophy
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)De rationele studie van fundamentele vragen over bestaan, kennis, waarden en taal.
English Definition
The rational inquiry into fundamental questions. Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) — a Sephardic Jew born in Amsterdam — is one of the Enlightenment's greatest thinkers, developing pantheism and secular ethics. Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466–1536) championed humanism. Hugo Grotius founded international law. Dutch philosophy significantly shaped liberal democratic thought.
Example
“Spinoza en Erasmus zijn de grootste Nederlandse filosofen van de geschiedenis.”
In English: “Spinoza and Erasmus are the greatest Dutch philosophers in history.”
Synonyms
- wijsbegeerte
- denkleer
Literary Heritage
“Deus sive Natura.”
“God or Nature.”
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