Jonathan Israel of the Institute for Advanced Study argues that Baruch Spinoza's ideas about religion were revolutionary-- and that they paved the way for the modern human rights movement.

This lecture was presented on May 21, 2017 as part of the annual Stroum Lecture series hosted by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington, part of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

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