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I have been mulling on this for some time now and I have come to the conclusion that Spinoza's philosophy hinges exclusively on a purely rationalistic conception of the universe. Spinoza's God is a rational God, no ifs, ands or buts. Without rationality

In response to Blake's analogy of the loaf of bread regarding time, I will like to interject that it implies that time is an illusion. That the past, the present and the future do not exist. It was the belief inherited from Plato and even supported by

Hi everyone, I would like to tap again into your collective and individual wisdom regarding two issues: 1- Since we now know that matter and energy are one and the same how does the Attribute of thinking, being parallel to the Attribute of matter , get its

Hello to all, I would like to ask any of you to comment about an area of Spinoza's main ideas that bothers me. I am particularly referring to his main emphasis on Reason and Intuition as the premier ways of understanding God/Nature. Reason and Intuition

Hi Blake and Donovan, I am starting to get glimpses of how important it is to answer the question of the relationship between Substance (Deus sive Natura) and the finite modes and the imperative necessity to get it right. And you guys are helping me stroll

Hi Donovan, Thank you so much for your instructive and clarifying explication of Spinoza's ideas. I am working on them and your contribution is helping me get there. I appreciate your time and effort. Best regards, Luis

Hi Blake, Thank you again for your insightful comments and for expanding my views of Spinoza's ideas. I liked the explanation of the three dimensional world, plus the addition of time as a way to understand the two primary concepts and views of Nature/God

Structure of a Central Part of Spinoza's Ethics" by Arne Naess. Best Regards, Rafael Serrano 2014-10-16 10:31 GMT-05:00 Luis Gutierrez luiguti_88@^$2 [spinoza] < spinoza@^$3 > : Dear Blake, I wish I had had you as a teacher when you taught the Spinoza course. I can hardly

Structure of a Central Part of Spinoza's Ethics" by Arne Naess. Best Regards, Rafael Serrano 2014-10-16 10:31 GMT-05:00 Luis Gutierrez luiguti_88@^$2 [spinoza] < spinoza@^$3 > : Dear Blake, I wish I had had you as a teacher when you taught the Spinoza course. I can hardly

Hi Bob, Thank you for your response and for bringing context to any discussion of Spinoza's ideas and conduct. I am mindful of some of the conditions that "hovered" over Spinoza's life and how dangerous it was to opine in public any ideas going against the