Baruch Spinoza is one of the most important philosophers and certainly the most radical of the early modern period. His thought combines a commitment to a number of Cartesian metaphysical and epistemological principles with elements from ancient Stoicism, Hobbes, and medieval Jewish rationalism, into a highly original system. His extremely naturalistic views on God, the world, the human being and knowledge serve to ground a moral philosophy, centred on the control of the passions, thus leading to virtue and happiness.
Of all the philosophers of the seventeenth century, perhaps none has more relevance today than Spinoza.
This lecture consists of a series of 7 meetings, and will include guided reading to allow the participants to get a glimpse into the way Spinoza wrote, and the basic ideas in his writings.
Series of 7 lectures: TBD
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