Baruch Spinoza and the Art of Thinking in Dangerous Times

A fresh look at Spinoza:

…the "Caute" on his ring referred to "the caution that the philosopher needs in his intercourse with non-philosophers." If, as Buruma warns, we are entering an era in which "freedom of thought is under threat from secular theologies," Spinoza may be the role model we need: a thinker who spoke the most outrageous truths he knew, and still managed to die in his bed.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/baruch-spinoza-and-the-art-of-thinking-in-dangerous-times