For those still interested, I would like, if I may, share my opinion on the subject Interactionism vs. Parallelism. I feel that there is interaction between my...
In a message dated 2/5/2005 8:42:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Stuart replies: Oddly enough, when I try to examine myself with respect to such ways of...
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We have added to the page below a further excerpt from Spinoza's Political and Ethical Philosophy, by Robert A. Duff. http://www.euronet.nl/~advaya/spinoza.htm...
... Right, so if the thinker has the ideas (knowing) of the modifications (being) only, without any real common notions to integrate/simplify them, there is...
In a message dated 2/7/2005 7:29:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Chris, If this post seemed similar to last 'final' effort, I was trying to find or intuitively knew really it was the above proposition in particular which...
Dear Folks, Regarding a message I posted last year on a vision I had (still stuck in my head) about the giant freezing utterly hostile to humanity mouse...
Suppose, for instance, that I see an object. The act of seeing involves a modification of my body (of the retina, and with it, several parts of my nervous ...
In a message dated 2/11/2005 6:39:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Before reading the rest, I believe I need to point out immediately that the visual image,...
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Feb 12, 2005 6:42 am
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... ================= E2P48 "For by ideas I do not mean images such as are formed at the back of the eye, or in the midst of the brain, but the conceptions of...
In answer to your question, "How is this knot to be untied?": According to my understanding Spinoza considered reality, the world and the phenomena in it to be...
JOHN
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Feb 13, 2005 3:57 pm
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... I think that one of the difficulties in comprehending Spinoza’s meaning lies in the fact the he speaks of mind and body, rather than of thought, and that...
I am new to Spinoza, so please excuse what may be an inane question. I have been reading an interpretation of Spinoza, and I am puzzled by the following...
In a message dated 2/13/2005 9:26:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Stuart opines with some hope of relevance: Some things are nurturing to a system and some...
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Feb 14, 2005 5:39 am
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I just have a few questions about Judaism and the Torah, as I spoke with someone who might be confused on what is the practice / readings of the Torah. ...
Danielle, There is no Torah prohibition against reading the "New Testament", although Jews do not accept it as Torah. If they did they would be (obviously)...
THis will not be a direct answer to your questions. I am unable. But your question about the New Testament reminded me of my first lesson in the distinction...
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Feb 18, 2005 3:06 pm
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Malcolm, Thanks for that, it was really interesting. What is the pentertach? I thought that was in Judaism too. I have my fathers memory, he came from Haifa in...
Malcom, Also sorry if you are not expert, but what then is definition of 'jew' if not the hearts of the children of Moses day? Confusedly yours, Danielle ... ...
... ........... Danielle, This a could be an interesting subject to discuss, but I think that this forum, concerned with the philosophy of Spinoza, may not be...
Hi Chris, Noticed your post of 13 Feb. Didn't see any reply. Maybe I missed it. What/whose translation are your reading from? Mark [Non-text portions of this...
Folksies, I don't think that you can read it the bible completely / understand it - as Isaiah links in with Jeremiah and Jesus and Revelation, in relation to...
... i think that the Jews arguably understand the New Testaments beleives as the one that the mother of Jesus was Immaculated by Angels as Mary the Virgin, ...
... this message is more constructed as a draught for "personal-public" future readings of Baruch Benedictus Spinoza's Tractacus Theologitical, than a real ...
Can you delete my last three messages (the two previous and this one) from the archives from your inboxes and from your minds: I don't like the idea that is...
I also said to Danielle I was jewish. but may-be i might be a converted into spinoza, what do i think? i don't even know for myself. it's the language of ...
However, there may be a rabbinical prohibition. ... I think the rabbinical probation sometimes can akgnowledge non-religion as part of your personality and...
... ===================================== "Owing to the loss of the capacity to ponder and reflect, whenever the contemporary average man hears or employs in...
