The Courtier and the Heretic by Matthew Stewart

20/02/2024 13h 3min
The Courtier and the Heretic by Matthew Stewart

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Title: The Courtier and the Heretic
Author: Matthew Stewart
Narrator: Graham Rowat
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
Release date: 02-20-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 9 ratings
Genres: Professionals & Academics
Publisher's Summary:
Once upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business-and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as "the atheist Jew." As his inflammatory manuscripts circulated underground, Spinoza lived a humble existence in The Hague, grinding optical lenses to make ends meet. Meanwhile, in the glittering salons of Paris, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was climbing the ladder of courtly success.