A Philosopher for Our Times
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At a time when populism of both the left and the right threatens freedom of thought, the life and legacy of the seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza has much to teach us. Through reason, he showed, one can counter the "ultimate barbarism" that comes with unchecked human passions.