In this episode we take a deeper look at the issue of Spinoza’s Jewish identity. Spinoza claimed not to be Jewish. What can we learn about this issue from his reaction to the Shabtai Tzvi story? We also look at how Spinoza reacted to the accusations of atheism. How did he react to this? What can we learn from his reaction?

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#94 - Spinoza, Shabtai Tzvi, and Atheism