Levine, Michael P., "Pantheism, Ethics and Ecology." Environmental
... however. Only given an unrealistically broad interpretation of what is in our ‘self-interest’, and what is ‘good for persons’, can these be supposed to be the basis for an adequate environmental ethic. Certainly Sessions, and probably Lloyd, does not regard self-interest as, by itself, a sound or ad ...
... however. Only given an unrealistically broad interpretation of what is in our ‘self-interest’, and what is ‘good for persons’, can these be supposed to be the basis for an adequate environmental ethic. Certainly Sessions, and probably Lloyd, does not regard self-interest as, by itself, a sound or ad ...
2.1.1 Spinoza on the extreme subtlety called “possibility”
... place thus and not otherwise. In fact, the self-causality of the world, as it is not linking two separate things, cannot be causality at all in the only standard sense of causality. An object cannot act upon itself, and self causation is no causation at all. This, it may now be suggested, is the str ...
... place thus and not otherwise. In fact, the self-causality of the world, as it is not linking two separate things, cannot be causality at all in the only standard sense of causality. An object cannot act upon itself, and self causation is no causation at all. This, it may now be suggested, is the str ...
The Problem of Substance in Metaphysics
... substance is God, since it is only God that requires no other being than himself to exist. Whatever name Descartes gives to the three kinds of substances postulated by Descartes, Spinoza argues that they are all the same names for God. The totality of reality, he observes have two attributes: matter ...
... substance is God, since it is only God that requires no other being than himself to exist. Whatever name Descartes gives to the three kinds of substances postulated by Descartes, Spinoza argues that they are all the same names for God. The totality of reality, he observes have two attributes: matter ...
The Philosophy of Don Hasdai Crescas: Chapter II Meyer Waxman
... words about the relation of Crescas to Spinoza. That the latter knew writings of the former and studied them, we know from the passage quoted, where Spinoza mentions Crescas by name, and very accurately explains the latter's proof of the existence of God. T h e question is whether Crescas really exe ...
... words about the relation of Crescas to Spinoza. That the latter knew writings of the former and studied them, we know from the passage quoted, where Spinoza mentions Crescas by name, and very accurately explains the latter's proof of the existence of God. T h e question is whether Crescas really exe ...
The idea of God in Spinoza`s philosophy
... a quality and as such, cannot be evoked in terms of “levels”. But moreover, this standpoint is dangerous because people who give to God more attribute can consider their religion as the best one, which lead to intolerance. For instance, the Catholics acknowledge the divine mercy (seen as an attribut ...
... a quality and as such, cannot be evoked in terms of “levels”. But moreover, this standpoint is dangerous because people who give to God more attribute can consider their religion as the best one, which lead to intolerance. For instance, the Catholics acknowledge the divine mercy (seen as an attribut ...
Modaaliteoria
... being F, then x necessarily has F at t. Because Spinoza is a substance monist what he has to prove is that his only substance God exists necessarily and that God has all its properties necessarily. Spinoza attributes necessary existence to God in 1p11. God exists necessarily because God is a substan ...
... being F, then x necessarily has F at t. Because Spinoza is a substance monist what he has to prove is that his only substance God exists necessarily and that God has all its properties necessarily. Spinoza attributes necessary existence to God in 1p11. God exists necessarily because God is a substan ...
Modern Western Philosophy
... (c) Mind and matter are inter-related to one another (d) Mind and matter are both identical 26. The doctrine of Occassionalism advocated by (a) Descartes (b) Malebranche (c ) Spinoza (d ) Leibnitz 27. According to which theory mind and body are opposed to each other and consequently cannot interact ...
... (c) Mind and matter are inter-related to one another (d) Mind and matter are both identical 26. The doctrine of Occassionalism advocated by (a) Descartes (b) Malebranche (c ) Spinoza (d ) Leibnitz 27. According to which theory mind and body are opposed to each other and consequently cannot interact ...
Animal Affects: Spinoza and the Frontiers of the Human
... Descartes and his followers receive dubious recognition for disenchanting the natural world and tearing humanity from the fabric of a more integrated relationship to the cosmic order.3 With early modernity, the gods were pulled from the heavens only to be allowed to tyrannize the earth under the ban ...
... Descartes and his followers receive dubious recognition for disenchanting the natural world and tearing humanity from the fabric of a more integrated relationship to the cosmic order.3 With early modernity, the gods were pulled from the heavens only to be allowed to tyrannize the earth under the ban ...
abstracts
... Spinoza, reason is an achievement. We are born and develop in social worlds, where our affects, values and conceptions of the world and ourselves are formed. Starting from his earliest work, the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, Spinoza recognizes the role of the social in shaping individ ...
... Spinoza, reason is an achievement. We are born and develop in social worlds, where our affects, values and conceptions of the world and ourselves are formed. Starting from his earliest work, the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, Spinoza recognizes the role of the social in shaping individ ...
J.N. Chubb, "Spinoza`s Arguments for the Existence of God,"
... definition of Substance as ' that which is in itself and is conceived through itself: I mean that, the conception of which does. not depen'd on the conception of another thing from which it must be formed'. Precisely, Spinoza's definition has already ensured that nothing can be called a substance wh ...
... definition of Substance as ' that which is in itself and is conceived through itself: I mean that, the conception of which does. not depen'd on the conception of another thing from which it must be formed'. Precisely, Spinoza's definition has already ensured that nothing can be called a substance wh ...
The Roots of Spinoza`s Metaphysics and
... no meaningful way to link the two domains of being. Consequently, the reader would be left with a Hobson’s choice — either accept the reality of substance or God, and view the world as we know it as merely illusory or trivial, or accept the world of multiplicity and give up the belief in unity, and ...
... no meaningful way to link the two domains of being. Consequently, the reader would be left with a Hobson’s choice — either accept the reality of substance or God, and view the world as we know it as merely illusory or trivial, or accept the world of multiplicity and give up the belief in unity, and ...
A reply on Spinoza`s behalf
... Yet whatever the intrinsic (that is, non-relational!) merits of this argument may be, Spinoza would reject it. While he would certainly agree that relations between distinct substances would be unintelligible, the following of internal properties as consequences from an infinitely powerful essence (v ...
... Yet whatever the intrinsic (that is, non-relational!) merits of this argument may be, Spinoza would reject it. While he would certainly agree that relations between distinct substances would be unintelligible, the following of internal properties as consequences from an infinitely powerful essence (v ...
Editorial The text appeared, with minor modifications, in the author`s
... the three classes: a) the rulers who govern wisely are the driver of the chariot, being dominated by the rational part; b) the soldiers, who are dominated by the passionate part, distinguish themselves by bravery - these soldiers being the white horse; and c) the craftsmen which are dominated by the ...
... the three classes: a) the rulers who govern wisely are the driver of the chariot, being dominated by the rational part; b) the soldiers, who are dominated by the passionate part, distinguish themselves by bravery - these soldiers being the white horse; and c) the craftsmen which are dominated by the ...
Are We Really So Modern - Northampton Community College
... Renaissance, “the history of philosophy is more the history of a sharply inquisitive cast of mind than the history of a sharply defined discipline.” You might say that philosophy is what we call thought in its first, molten state, before it has had a chance to solidify into a scientific discipline, ...
... Renaissance, “the history of philosophy is more the history of a sharply inquisitive cast of mind than the history of a sharply defined discipline.” You might say that philosophy is what we call thought in its first, molten state, before it has had a chance to solidify into a scientific discipline, ...
January 30 Reading - Are We Really So Modern
... Some were professionals: Baruch Spinoza ground lenses for optical equipment; John Locke was a doctor and a diplomat. And some were literary writers, like David Hume, who was better known in his lifetime for his “History of England” than for his philosophical works. Usually, they overlapped several ...
... Some were professionals: Baruch Spinoza ground lenses for optical equipment; John Locke was a doctor and a diplomat. And some were literary writers, like David Hume, who was better known in his lifetime for his “History of England” than for his philosophical works. Usually, they overlapped several ...
syllabus - UT College of Liberal Arts
... the philosophical foundation for what we call "liberal" democracy—that is, democratic republicanism dedicated to freedom of speech and thought. Spinoza lays the foundation for this regime by confronting the massive alternative to political rationalism: the Bible, understood as conveying a superhuman ...
... the philosophical foundation for what we call "liberal" democracy—that is, democratic republicanism dedicated to freedom of speech and thought. Spinoza lays the foundation for this regime by confronting the massive alternative to political rationalism: the Bible, understood as conveying a superhuman ...
Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
Spinoza's philosophy encompasses nearly every area of philosophical discourse, including metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. It earned Spinoza an enduring reputation as one of the most important and original thinkers of the seventeenth century.Samuel Shirley, who translated Spinoza's complete works into English, summed up the significance of Spinoza's philosophy as follows:To my mind, although Spinoza lived and thought long before Darwin, Freud, Einstein, and the startling implications of quantum theory, he had a vision of truth beyond what is normally granted to human beings.Spinoza's philosophy is largely contained in two books: the Theologico-Political Treatise, and the Ethics. The former was published during his lifetime, but the latter, which contains the entirety of his philosophical system in its most rigorous form, was not published until after his death in 1677. The rest of the writings we have from Spinoza are either earlier, or incomplete, works expressing thoughts that were crystallized in the two aforementioned books (e.g., the Short Treatise and the Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect), or else they are not directly concerned with Spinoza's own philosophy (e.g., The Principles of Cartesian Philosophy and The Hebrew Grammar). He also left behind many letters that help to illuminate his ideas and provide some insight into what may have been motivating his views.