BOOK REVIEW A girl and her father wash up in mysterious shelter by the sea, where they meet a trio of philosophers Canadian author Thien takes on big ideas in her experimental, speculative novel ...

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 ...

Baruch Spinoza, a fellow Portuguese Jew, was a boy of seven in Amsterdam that year, but he too would soon be excommunicated. AMSTERDAM CANAL: At about 2 meters below sea-level, the city is built ...

Baruch Spinoza, Wikipedia. A Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20.

Ad Policy A portrait of Benedict (Baruch) Spinoza, 1754. (Photo by Bridgeman via Getty Images) Born in Amsterdam in 1632, Baruch Spinoza was the most original thinker of the European Enlightenment.

Baruch Spinoza’s life was a product of paradox. The 17th century, in Europe, was a time of both barbarous sectarianism and unprecedented human achievement.

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 ...

The philosopher was a champion of political and intellectual freedom, but he had no interest in being a martyr. Instead, he shows us how prudence and boldness can go hand in hand.

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 ...

In 1656, Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza paid a steep price for his controversial ideas. Deemed a heretic, he was sentenced to herem — tantamount to excommunication — by the Jewish community ...