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Nearly Sane

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Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah by Ian Buruma review – a man of his time… and ours
« on: April 10, 2024, 10:08:56 AM »
Though the review, rightly I think, counsels against the approach of taking concepts from now and simplistically applying them retrospectively.




https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/09/spinoza-freedoms-messiah-by-ian-buruma-review-baruch-spinoza-a-man-of-his-time-and-ours
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Re: Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah by Ian Buruma review – a man of his time… and ours
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2024, 09:44:11 AM »
Reginald Jeeves was an admirer of Spinoza. In the real world, I remember Bertrand Russell being full of praise for his attractive personality in his 'History of Western Philosophy'.
A 1907 review by Russell of a book about Spinoza's ethics: https://users.drew.edu/jlenz/br-review-of-spinoza1.html
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Re: Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah by Ian Buruma review – a man of his time… and ours
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2024, 10:00:10 AM »
There's a romanticism about Spinoza that others attribute that I've always struggled to see. It's not helped by his writing style which I've always wondered was in part because he was wary of the authorities reaction.
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