The Daily of the University of Washington

UW professor Gilah Kletenik explores Spinoza’s legacy and Jewish thought at book launch

Students, scholars, and members of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies filled Kane Hall 225 Oct. 29 to celebrate the book launch of “Sovereignty Disrupted: Spinoza and the Disparity of Reality,” a ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Einstein Lauds Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza in Tercentenary Message

Praise for the tenets of Baruch Spinoza, the tercentenary of whose birth occurred on Thursday, is expressed in a message sent by Professor Albert Einstein to the Spinoza Institute of America. The ...
The New York Times

The 17th-Century Heretic We Could Really Use Now

Mr. Buruma is the author of “Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah.” The Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza almost died for his ideals one day in 1672. Spinoza, a Sephardic Jew born in Amsterdam in 1632, ...
The Nation

The Uses and Misuses of Spinoza

The beguiling Dutch philosopher’s life and work is prone to misunderstandings and misreadings. A recent biography goes so far as to recruit him into the culture war. Ad Policy A portrait of Benedict ...
The Forward

Have we finally discovered the real reason for Spinoza’s excommunication?

The beginning of Baruch Spinoza’s heresy may have begun with his uncircumcised grandfather. As a child in the 17th century, Spinoza visited the Beth Haim cemetery on the outskirts of Amsterdam, ...
The Next Web

Should we deport Musk to Mars? We asked 17th-century philosopher Spinoza’s AI twin

Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s ideas on religion, ethics, and human freedom laid the foundation for many of the basic morals and values of modern society. And now you can tap some of the 17th ...