Edwin Curley on “Spinoza, the Enlightenment, and Religious Liberty”

29th April 2019 – 7 – 9pm – Conway Hall – The Brockway Room, London

World-renowned philosopher, Edwin Curley, brings Baruch Spinoza’s ideas on religious toleration to life.

What can Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) teach us about how to manage the ferocious divisions of identity, culture, ideology, and faith that riddle our politics today?

Come join us this April 29th to hear distinguished Professor, Edwin Curley’s answer. Curley is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, and one of the world’s foremost experts on the life and thought of Spinoza. He has just recently published the second volume of a complete translation of Spinoza’s works with Princeton University Press.

This is a public lecture, with free entrance, supported by the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (CEPPA), at the University of St Andrews, as well as by the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Spaces are limited so do book a ticket in advance.

Registration is now available.