Hello, I am looking for a formalized version of the "Ethics", that is, the whole book being written in formal logic. Someone must have undertaken this task...
Dear Jan, ... I seem to recall that about 25 or 30 years ago I saw an article in a Scandanavian philosophy journal (published in English) containing an attempt...
Since 9/11/01, I'm getting more and more interested in meeting up with people on a regular basis in a Spinoza Society group. Does anyone here belong to such a...
Note the mention of Spinoza... ... SCIENCE . . . A Pain and Pleasure Connection Paradoxically, pain appears to activate parts of the brain known to be involved...
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Joseph B. Yesselman
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Dec 10, 2001 7:34 pm
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Folks, I am rereading my copy of ETHICS (Parkinson). In his bio in this book he claims that Baruch was only Spinoza's ritual name. This doesn't make sense when...
Dear friends, I hereby introduce myself as a new member of this list. Kind regards and best wishes, John Willemsens (Advayavadananda). www.advayavada.nl to...
I just purchased a number of philosophers in this series by Paul Strathern. I reviewed the pages on Amazon and found them to be more in agreement with my...
In my opinion, the Strathern overview is particularly poor. He seems to have little real understanding of Spinoza's Ethics. As you probably know there are...
In a message dated 12/25/2001 1:59:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, nietgal@... writes: << Another point that I come up with in Jewish circles -- a whining...
Perhaps the "conflict" that Strathern sees can be cleared up (a little) when we acknowledge that the "Love" Spinoza defines in Ethics as "joy accompanied by...
... LOL, great line and I'll borrow it from now on. Just to let you know how much later the groupie email arrived. Thought you'd be interested in this. I sent...
I've got lots of other research to do so may be some kind soul can satisfy my curiosity now. I started reading the subject's Intro and it seems a lot like...
Ethel et al: Physics is of course completely subsumed by Spinoza's philosophy, as are all other forms of rational thought. Where physics seems recently to...
Thanks for the explicit and concise answer. Where else but in a Spinoza group ;) So the current applications do not agree with Spinoza's general theory? But...
I'm not sure whose message initiated this thread, but I have a different way of thinking about the question of Spinoza and quantum physics that might be ...
Hi Michelle and All, In reading your post a few thoughts came to mind with regard to Spinoza's Second and Third Kinds of Knowledge: <snip> ... Parenthetically...
Dear friends, Please allow me to transcribe as a curiosity the following from our website: question Do I count three realms of experience in your description...
I don't merge the two. So when I asked about modern basic physics and his Cartesian Philosophy, I mean only to include his work on Cartesian Philosophy, the...
Hi Ethel, What did Spinoza say about his own work on Cartesian Philosophy? ======= Letter 9(13) [to Oldenburg]: ...certain friends asked me to impart to them...
Hi John Willemsens (Advayavadananda), Perhaps you could intersperse some comments or otherwise explain how those who are studying the ideas expressed by...
Terry, I appreciate your considered response to my post very much but feel compelled to tell you that it is difficult for me to respond to long posts. I...
List members In case it isn't clear, my responses to Terry's comments can be found inserted at appropriate places in the body of the text below. I think I ...
Hi Michelle, I was in the process attempting to respond to each of your comments in a condensed form that might be acceptable when I received your private...
[Terry writes:] << Perhaps you could intersperse some comments or otherwise explain how those who are studying the ideas expressed by Spinoza might apply or ...
The last digest and discussions were so helpful. Some of it was in the intro of the book too. Now, taking all the discussions, I can begin introducing, for...
Thanks John, A wonderful pursuit! It does seem to me too that there is a correspondence though I am not familiar with that particular doctrine. I also suspect...
Hi Ethel, Your posts are always entertaining and they make me think too. A great combination! <snip> ... I know I've expressed my view on this before but if it...
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