Baruch Spinoza was a 17th century lens grinder known for his precision optical work. But it was his philosophy that made this Dutch-Jewish thinker famous, then and now. IDEAS host Paul Kennedy explores how Spinoza’s thoughts on God, the universe, ethics and politics helped ignite the flame that became the Enlightenment.
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The Best of Ideas - Spinoza
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The Bat Segundo Show: Samuel R. Delany
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An atheist’s God: the paradox of Spinoza - The Philosopher’s Zone - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
This week on The Philosopher’s Zone, we meet Spinoza’s god, which might seem an odd thing to do. Baruch Spinoza, one of the greatest philosophers of his day, was expelled from the Amsterdam synagogue in 1656 because of his unorthodox religious views. Ever since, he has been regarded as the great atheist of the Western tradition. Yet he mentions God very often throughout his writings. So this week, we try to reconcile the paradox in Spinoza between his perceived atheism and his constant references to the divine.
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Philosophers Zone - 8 October 2011 - Jewish philosophy: Overview part 2
In part two of our introduction we take up the story during the 17th century, with the great European thinker Baruch Spinoza. Tamar Rudavsky from Ohio State University is again our guide.
Guests :
Tamar Rudavsky, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, United StatesFurther Information :
Tamar Rudavsky - university homepage (http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/rudavsky1/)Baruch Spinoza (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spinoza/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
(there are many other entries on Spinoza, just search on the left hand said of their site)Edmund Husserl (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/husserl/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyMoses Mendelssohn (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mendelssohn/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyFeminist philosophy of religion (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-religion/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyPublications :
Title: Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy; From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century
Author: Editors Tamar Rudavsky & Steven Nadler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Jan 2009)Title: Maimonides
Author: Tamar Rudavsky
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell (2010)Music :
CD title: Mano Suave
Track title: Si Veriash
Artist: Yasmin Levy
Composer: Traditional ladino song CD details: Adama Music (2007) MR 60522CD title: Mano Suave
Track title: Nani Nani
Artist: Yasmin Levy
Composer: Traditional ladino song
CD details: Adama Music (2007) MR 60522http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/stories/2011/3318715.htm