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S. Buruma's book on spinoza finds just the right level for the general reader. He forgoes the usual turgid writing of philosophers in favor of clear explication.
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The physical properties of the book are also wonderful fine paper deckled edges and sharp black font tight binding
Very clear analysis and philosophy for the epoch
It is not a weighty tome with excessive footnotes and steers clear of overlysimplistic narratives
A time when many of those on the far left and the far right seemed to have abandoned solid dispassionate reasoningand truth for... Read More
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- This product had a total of 52 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 13 2024.
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In dutch born ian buruma’s biography we find the 23yearold baruch spinoza banned from his sephardic synagogue in amsterdam for his heretical ideas about g d and the origins of the bible
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Spinoza would go on to write a major book on the philosophy of descartes and later several books on his own philosophy
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Spinoza’s god was nature itself
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For espousing freedom of thought spinoza was cancelled
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Buruma himself was cancelled as the editor of the new york review of books in 2018 because he didn’t bow down the metoo orthodoxy
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But the few data that exist support the idea of someone whose life was lived in accordance with his writings
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Buruma does not just paint a hero icon however
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