Very pleased to be flying back into autumn on 1 April, to give talks at several Australian universities & institutes. (My first time in the country.) Do join if you can --
“Spinoza’s Jesus” in Latvian translation
Why did Spinoza call Jesus the "supreme philosopher"? & why did he write that Jesus had revealed "the decrees which guide men to salvation"? - & did he mean it? - I'm delighted that Telos magzine in Riga has published a Latvian translation of my new essay, "Spinoza's Jesus" --
I Judge No One reviewed in Journal of Law & Religion
I am very pleased to see a five-page review of my "political life of Jesus" in the Journal of Law & Religion. "Dusenbury borrows from Immanuel Kant the distinction between ethics & politics ... Jesus was constantly tempted to act politically, but he consistently chose to act ethically." Read here.
“Spinoza’s Jesus”: Out soon in Engelsberg Ideas
The Marquis de Sade raves about Spinoza at the start of his 1,000-page dream of crime, Juliette. But is Sade really a 'Spinozist'? & if not, does the difference between their philosophies have something to do with Jesus? - Out soon in Engelsberg Ideas: "Spinoza's Jesus".
Lecture in Budapest: “AI in the Light of History”
Was AI born in Homer's heaven? & is this why the historical Doctor Faust liked to give lectures on Homer? - My recent Danube Institute talk on AI in the light of history is online here.
“Pereira taught me to play ‘P’u-yen-choi’ on the harpsichord …”
Emperor Kangxi (d. 1722) reminiscing about the Qing-dynasty Jesuits: "Pereira taught me to play the tune 'P'u-yen-choi' on the harpsichord and the structure of the eight-note scale. Pedrini taught my sons musical theory ..."
“Platonism for the People”
Jan Patočka -- “In a certain sense, it is possible to say as Nietzsche did that Christianity is Platonism for the people” (Plato & Europe, p. 90). “Nietzsche coined the saying that Christianity is Platonism for the people & there is much truth in it” (Heretical Essays, p. 107).
“AI in the Light of History” in Budapest
From Hephaestus' androids in Homer's poetry to Faust's phantasmatic 'Helen' & final, infernal loneliness in Marlowe's tragedy - tonight in Budapest, at the Danube Institute: "AI in the Light of History". Register here.
“Divine Machines, Animal Machines, Evil Machines” in Budapest
This month in Budapest: "AI in the Light of History" at the Danube Institute. Does the history of European thought still have illuminations, & warnings, to offer us? Do join if you can. Register here.
“The Political Life of Jesus” at Eötvös Loránd University
Delighted to be returning to Budapest's Eötvös Loránd University this semester, to give a seminar on "The Political Life of Jesus".
D. L. Dusenbury 