Baruch Spinoza, The Radicalism of his Philosophy and his Excommunication

Speaker: Professor Raphael Jospe, Philosophy Department, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Location: Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center; Reisterstown, MD

Part one sets the stage for the life of Baruch Spinoza by discussing the controversies over philosophy in the middle ages.

Part two discusses the life of Baruch Spinoza, who is known as the first person to voluntarily live outside any religious fold.

Part three discusses how Spinoza's life and beliefs were interpreted by Moses Mendelssohn.

Part four discusses how pluralism can be found - even within the texts of Judaism.

The Dr. Harvey H. Ammerman Memorial Study Retreat