Spinoza in 90 Minutes

from tlockney

Read it just this morning (a bit under 90 minutes, did I read too fast?). While it's not a bad read in the strict sense, it really did not give me any solid sense of Spinoza's overall philosophy and quite often just felt like an outlet for the author's (rather bad) attempts at wittiness.

from datrappert

Wanted to learn a little about Spinoza, and after listening to this, I do know a LITTLE more. Not enough to make me want to become a follower, but I do admire how he managed to live basically a life of the mind, spurning fame (and the recognition that could have gotten him in big trouble) and hav...

from Kavinay

Spinoza is rare amongst philosophers in how we was such a lovable weirdo. Strahern paints the picture of a deeply principled but unintentionally comic man who had to be twice locked in his room to prevent suicidal protest in the streets. I wish Strathern's concise surveys of philosophers and thei...

from Kavinay

Spinoza is rare amongst philosophers in how we was such a lovable weirdo. Strahern paints the picture of a deeply principled but unintentionally comic man who had to be twice locked in his room to prevent suicidal protest in the streets. I wish Strathern's concise surveys of philosophers and thei...