Philosophy, as Spinoza understands it, is the art of learning to live as joyfully and securely as we can. But because we can only practice this art collectively, philosophising is always a partly political project - a matter of learning to live together peacefully and harmoniously. What enables us to do this? In this talk Susan James discusses how some of Spinoza’s answers, especially his analysis of natural right, jolt our assumptions and make us reconsider the problem.Her book, Spinoza on Learning to Live Together was published in 2020.Speaker: Professor Susan James FBA, Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of LondonImage: Portrait of Benedictus de Spinoza (1632-1677) circa 1665. Gemäldesammlung der Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany, via Wikimedia Commons.
No persons identified in this episode.
This episode hasn't been transcribed yet
Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.
Popular episodes get transcribed faster
Other recent transcribed episodes
Transcribed and ready to explore now
Before the Crisis: How You and Your Relatives Can Prepare for Financial Caregiving
06 Dec 2025
Motley Fool Money
Anthropic Finds AI Answers with Interviewer
05 Dec 2025
The Daily AI Show
#2423 - John Cena
05 Dec 2025
The Joe Rogan Experience
Meta Stock Surges on Plans for Metaverse Cuts
05 Dec 2025
Bloomberg Tech
Anthropic's Chief Scientist Issues a Warning
05 Dec 2025
The Daily AI Show
An Anthropic IPO Could be Here Sooner Than We Thought!
04 Dec 2025
Motley Fool Money