Hello, I am new to this group and I'm excited to work out ideas with friends. I have not yet read the TTP, though I have ideas of it's worth from reading his...
Way behind in email,as you can plainly see. Exactly because of studying TTP and other bible critiques. Our group is a "live" group that just finished (since...
Hi Ethel, ... <snip> ... TTP. ... It's great to see the growth in your Understanding with regard to the TTP and the Ethics. You and I had an exchange many...
Terry, It's called "self-confidence" :) In fact, when Israel officially accepted Spinoza as a great Jewish philosopher before his time, that self-confidence...
Hi ... I am looking for a short text (1- 5 p.) for a new anthology about utopian thought in the western world. any ideas ? ... From: "Terry Neff"...
T - Meital
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Jul 1, 2003 3:29 pm
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... "Three Pious Egoists," from vol. 1, J. Krishnamurti. Commentaries on Living (pages 9-11). ISBN 0-8356-0390-3 Excerpt follows: "The sannyasi, the man of...
Dear "SunHunter9", An eastern reflection of the western utopian mind. A brilliant Idea. Thank you ! ... From: <SunHunter9@...> To:...
T - Meital
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Jul 5, 2003 9:29 am
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I've come to Spinoza prompted by Michael Stewart's book, the Courtier and the Heretic, and Rebecca Goldstein's current work on the Betrayal of Spinoza. Years...
Hi David, I'm farshad sadoughian, an Iranian M.A. philosophy student. Although I'm really interested both in Spinoza and political philosophy, I'm far from...
DavidP, This is not meant to answer your question about "Is anybody home?" Here are some thoughts on Spinoza. I have not read Goldstein's book about betrayal...
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May 28, 2006 8:00 pm
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I am glad to see there are people following this list. However, I wonder if anyone is doing, or is interested in doing, a slow read of the TTP? David P...
David, this has been my personal experience with group discussions. If you read ETHICS first then you have a different perception of Spinoza than if you read...
Hi David, I am so afraid that I cannot read the text now, however in the fall semester, I may have a course on Spinoza, then I can join you, but it is not...
I'm interested in doing this, but, unfortunately, I have no latin original text. Rost D ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
Perhaps, this could be modified to slow read by subject matter. I find that as I scan other sites dealing with this book, they seem to say that Spinoza says...
Hi Ethel and All, <snip> ... You might, just to get a basic idea of what Spinoza thought in this area, take a look at chapter 19. For instance, early on he...
I just found a reference to a recently published translation of TTP by Martin Yaffe: http://www.pullins.com/Books/00854Spinoza'sTheo-PolitTreatise.htm I have...
A slow reading of Plato's Timaeus is just now getting started on my plato-timaeus list. If you would like to join it, you may subscribe by sending email to ...
Rosa D's point is a good one for those of us who are non- Latinists. Possibly we could start with one of the standard English translations ( I have the one of...
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Jun 9, 2006 7:56 am
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Of interest to Dutch subscribers: Henri Krop (celebrated translator of Spinoza's Ethica) is giving a lecture at 8 pm on June 13 on the subject of 'Nederland en...
Hi Steve, ... This sounds good to me and Elwes seems fine. The only other English language translation I have is Samuel Shirley's but Elwes is perhaps more ...
I have Shirley's translation, the 2d edition published by Hackett, and would prefer to use that simply because I have it. Nonetheless, if Elwes is avaialable...
Hi David and All, ... If you look back over the message archive at the web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spinoza-ttp/messages you will see that there has...
Juast a couple of thoughts: 1-One chapter per Fortnight seems about right--with, as was mentioned, the option to stay on a chapter if it sparks discussion and...
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Jun 10, 2006 2:35 pm
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Terry Since Spinoza can be a tough read, and since I'm new at this, I'd opt for a chapter a fortnight, at least at the start. David ... Nonetheless, ... ...
Hi David, Steve, and All, I agree with covering a chapter a fortnight. Anybody else out there have any thoughts to share. If not I'm going to guess that others...
Actually, I started a Spinoza group at Temple Emanu-El in 9/02. It actually was transferred there from Richland College in DAllas because of the wonderful...
Ethel asks, "Doesn't Kissinger epitomize a Straussian? My answer would be: Absolutely not! But if you want to discuss where the Straussians are in the Bush...
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