• #122. The Life, Times, and Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, a Founding Thinker of the Enlightenment

  • Aug 25 2024
  • Length: 54 mins
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#122. The Life, Times, and Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, a Founding Thinker of the Enlightenment

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  • Ian Buruma is a Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. Originally from the Netherlands, he is a prolific writer with broad interests, including Japanese and Chinese culture and history, organized religion and religious intolerance, and intellectual and political freedom or lack thereof. He has been a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Magazine, New Republic, New Yorker, and The Guardian and has also written two novels. His most recent book, published earlier this year and the subject of today’s interview, is Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah. Buruma provides historical and biographical context to Spinoza’s life, as well as drawing out the relevance of Spinoza’s value system to current political controversies.

    Recorded 8/20/24.
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