Liberal Thinkers
In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Dutch thinkers are included:
- Erasmus (1466–1536)
- Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)
- Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)
- Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (1798–1872)
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