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- The concept of substance and his pantheistic view of God challenged conventional religious doctrines of the time; by equating God with Nature and asserting that everything is a manifestation of this divine substance, he undermined traditional religious authority and promoted a more naturalistic understanding of the world.
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Jun 29, 2001 · 1. Biography. 2. Ethics. 2.1 God or Nature. 2.2 The Human Being. 2.3 Knowledge. 2.4 Passion and Action. 2.5 Virtue and Happiness. 3. Theological-Political Treatise. 3.1 On Religion and Scripture. 3.2 The State. Bibliography. Spinoza’s Works. Recommended Secondary Literature in English. Academic Tools. Other Internet Resources. Related Entries. 1.
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- Spinoza's Theory of Attributes
Oct 6, 2021 · The anthropomorphic version of God condemned by Spinoza paved the way for the remote God of later centuries, who sat apart from the universe and, having created it, left it to unfold autonomously, according to mechanical laws. From this “thin” conception of the deity it was a short logical step to Friedrich Nietzsche reading Him the last rites.
Jan 29, 2024 · Spinoza did not consider the Bible the word of God but thought it a man-made book designed to convey complex religious ideas in a simple way so that most people would understand them. He believed it was not an accurate history and should not be taken literally.
- Mark Cartwright
Baruch ( de) Spinoza [b] (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677), also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin. As a forerunner of the Age of Enlightenment, Spinoza significantly influenced modern biblical criticism, 17th-century rationalism, and Dutch intellectual culture ...
- Benedictus de Spinoza
Like many European philosophers in the early modern period, Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677) developed a moral philosophy that fused the insights of ancient theories of virtue with a modern conception of humans, their place in nature, and their relationship to God.
In the Ethics and the Theological-Political Treatise, his two major works, he advanced bold (and often entirely original) positions on theology, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and political theory. He is also seen as a founder of modern biblical criticism.
