Benedictus de Spinoza: The philosopher Spinoza likened our existence to that of a cell in the bloodstream: the lone cell would be unaware of th

The philosopher Spinoza likened our existence to that of a cell in the bloodstre — Benedictus de Spinoza

The philosopher Spinoza likened our existence to that of a cell in the bloodstream: the lone cell would be unaware of the fact that it is merely a part of a greater whole.

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