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Baruch Spinoza, one of the West's finest minds, has been called a ‘blasphemous and dangerous atheist’ and one who was ‘drunk on God.’ Explore with us what lies beneath the riddle of Spinoza God.
Beginning with a two-minute recap of Spinoza’s Metaphysics before embarking with Spinoza on his project of redefining God, God as Substance and God as Nature. We’ll look briefly at Spinoza argument for the existence of God, as he conceives it. We’ll pose two questions, one of quality and one of attitude, to take a stab at solving the question of whether Spinoza was a theist, an atheist, a pantheist, or a panentheist.
We’ll conclude with a look at the Pantheism Controversy that shook 18th century Europe in the wake of Spinoza’s thought, of whispered deathbed confessions that left the faith of Europe and the legacy of the Enlightenment hanging in the balance, and as a treat for those stay till the very end, a poem about Spinoza from Jorge Louis Borges about the true creation of the Ethics. After all is said and done, one thing’s for sure, this ain’t your grandmothers God.
Made in collaboration with Filip Holm @LetsTalkReligion check out his accompanying video: youtu.be/gioaH2kFaIM
Filip and I had a wonderful convo on the question of Comparative Mysticism. Check it out: youtu.be/85A-cFLgn68
00:00 No God but Spinoza’s
01:47 Recap of Spinoza’s Metaphysics
04:51 Redefining God
05:47 God as Substance
10:28 Spinoza’s Argument for God
12:40 Spinoza as Pantheist
14:00 Not Your Grandmother’s God
17:27 Spinoza on Nature
19:12 God or Nature
20:41 Pantheist or Atheist?
23:08 A Question of Quality
28:10 A Question of Attitude
33:33 The Pantheism Controversy
37:43 Was Spinoza a Panentheist?
40:19 Summary
41:55 Poem
Check out our Spinoza series:
The Metaphysics of Spinoza: youtu.be/trBAIrywhMk
Spinoza's Secret for a Blessed Life: youtu.be/MC1JVerhHjY
The Case for Spinoza’s Mysticism: youtu.be/qjHkyHS_tQk
Did Spinoza Learn Kabbalah: youtu.be/ANtCH_vMgw0
Spinoza, Atheist or Kabbalist: youtu.be/Sat1pz1N63U
Some other Philosophers we covered:
Giordano Bruno: youtube.com/watch?v=wy_OTBVvfKA&t=1837s
John Scotus Eriugina: youtube.com/watch?v=7zszjA21plE
Abraham Abulafia: youtube.com/watch?v=l085z91q648&t=2544s
SoU Spinoza Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7jcKJs6iwV18De29_S_POaPb0YwoP-C
SoU Pantheism Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7jcKJs6iwXakiqxkH-wGlIY9cPidM9n
Recommended Readings:
• Yovel, Yirmiyahu (ed.), 1991. God and Nature: Spinoza’s Metaphysics, Leiden: Brill.
• Mason, Richard. 1997. The God of Spinoza: A Philosophical Study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Copleston, F. (1946). Pantheism in Spinoza and the German Idealists. Philosophy, 21(78), 42-56.
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Join them in supporting us: patreon.com/seekers
#Spinoza #Pantheism #Philosophy
Baruch Spinoza, one of the West's finest minds, has been called a ‘blasphemous and dangerous atheist’ and one who was ‘drunk on God.’ Explore with us what lies beneath the riddle of Spinoza God.
Beginning with a two-minute recap of Spinoza’s Metaphysics before embarking with Spinoza on his project of redefining God, God as Substance and God as Nature. We’ll look briefly at Spinoza argument for the existence of God, as he conceives it. We’ll pose two questions, one of quality and one of attitude, to take a stab at solving the question of whether Spinoza was a theist, an atheist, a pantheist, or a panentheist.
We’ll conclude with a look at the Pantheism Controversy that shook 18th century Europe in the wake of Spinoza’s thought, of whispered deathbed confessions that left the faith of Europe and the legacy of the Enlightenment hanging in the balance, and as a treat for those stay till the very end, a poem about Spinoza from Jorge Louis Borges about the true creation of the Ethics. After all is said and done, one thing’s for sure, this ain’t your grandmothers God.
Made in collaboration with Filip Holm @LetsTalkReligion check out his accompanying video: youtu.be/gioaH2kFaIM
Filip and I had a wonderful convo on the question of Comparative Mysticism. Check it out: youtu.be/85A-cFLgn68
00:00 No God but Spinoza’s
01:47 Recap of Spinoza’s Metaphysics
04:51 Redefining God
05:47 God as Substance
10:28 Spinoza’s Argument for God
12:40 Spinoza as Pantheist
14:00 Not Your Grandmother’s God
17:27 Spinoza on Nature
19:12 God or Nature
20:41 Pantheist or Atheist?
23:08 A Question of Quality
28:10 A Question of Attitude
33:33 The Pantheism Controversy
37:43 Was Spinoza a Panentheist?
40:19 Summary
41:55 Poem
Check out our Spinoza series:
The Metaphysics of Spinoza: youtu.be/trBAIrywhMk
Spinoza's Secret for a Blessed Life: youtu.be/MC1JVerhHjY
The Case for Spinoza’s Mysticism: youtu.be/qjHkyHS_tQk
Did Spinoza Learn Kabbalah: youtu.be/ANtCH_vMgw0
Spinoza, Atheist or Kabbalist: youtu.be/Sat1pz1N63U
Some other Philosophers we covered:
Giordano Bruno: youtube.com/watch?v=wy_OTBVvfKA&t=1837s
John Scotus Eriugina: youtube.com/watch?v=7zszjA21plE
Abraham Abulafia: youtube.com/watch?v=l085z91q648&t=2544s
SoU Spinoza Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7jcKJs6iwV18De29_S_POaPb0YwoP-C
SoU Pantheism Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_7jcKJs6iwXakiqxkH-wGlIY9cPidM9n
Recommended Readings:
• Yovel, Yirmiyahu (ed.), 1991. God and Nature: Spinoza’s Metaphysics, Leiden: Brill.
• Mason, Richard. 1997. The God of Spinoza: A Philosophical Study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Copleston, F. (1946). Pantheism in Spinoza and the German Idealists. Philosophy, 21(78), 42-56.
Join us:
facebook: facebook.com/seekersofunity
instagram: instagram.com/seekersofunity
twitter: twitter.com/seekersofU
website: seekersofunity.com
Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Isaac, Reb MeAH, Frederick, Ben, Miguel, Rodney, Adam, Alexandra, Curly Joe, Chelsea, Jonathan, Charley and Alex.
Join them in supporting us: patreon.com/seekers
#Spinoza #Pantheism #Philosophy
