The Riddle of Spinoza's God

Baruch Spinoza, one of the West's finest minds, has been called a ‘blasphemous and dangerous atheist’ and one who was ‘drunk on God.’ Explore with us what lies beneath the riddle of Spinoza God. Beginning with a two-minute recap of Spinoza’s Metaphysics before embarking with Spinoza on his project of redefining God, God as Substance and God as Nature. We’ll look briefly at Spinoza argument for the existence of God, as he conceives it. We’ll pose two questions, one of quality and one of attitude, to take a stab at solving the question of whether Spinoza was a theist, an atheist, a pantheist, or a panentheist. We’ll conclude with a look at the Pantheism Controversy that shook 18th century Europe in the wake of Spinoza’s thought, of whispered deathbed confessions that left the faith of Europe and the legacy of the Enlightenment hanging in the balance, and as a treat for those stay till the very end, a poem about Spinoza from Jorge Louis Borges about the true creation of the Ethics. After all is said and done, one thing’s for sure, this ain’t your grandmothers God. Made in collaboration with Filip Holm ‪@LetsTalkReligion‬ check out his accompanying video:    • What is Spinoza's God?   Filip and I had a wonderful convo on the question of Comparative Mysticism. Check it out:    • Talking Mysticism with Filip Holm @Le...   00:00 No God but Spinoza’s 01:47 Recap of Spinoza’s Metaphysics 04:51 Redefining God 05:47 God as Substance 10:28 Spinoza’s Argument for God 12:40 Spinoza as Pantheist 14:00 Not Your Grandmother’s God 17:27 Spinoza on Nature 19:12 God or Nature 20:41 Pantheist or Atheist? 23:08 A Question of Quality 28:10 A Question of Attitude 33:33 The Pantheism Controversy 37:43 Was Spinoza a Panentheist? 40:19 Summary 41:55 Poem Check out our Spinoza series: The Metaphysics of Spinoza:    • The Metaphysics of Spinoza | A World ...   Spinoza's Secret for a Blessed Life:    • Spinoza’s Secret for a Good Life   The Case for Spinoza’s Mysticism:    • The Case for Spinoza's Mysticism   Did Spinoza Learn Kabbalah:    • Did Spinoza Know Kabbalah?   Spinoza, Atheist or Kabbalist:    • Spinoza - Atheist or Kabbalist?   Some other Philosophers we covered: Giordano Bruno:    • The Real Story of Giordano Bruno | Wh...   John Scotus Eriugina:    • The Philosopher Who Tried to End the ...   Abraham Abulafia:    • Abraham Abulafia | The Life and Mind ...   SoU Spinoza Playlist:    • Baruch Spinoza   SoU Pantheism Series:    • Pantheism   Recommended Readings: • Yovel, Yirmiyahu (ed.), 1991. God and Nature: Spinoza’s Metaphysics, Leiden: Brill. • Mason, Richard. 1997. The God of Spinoza: A Philosophical Study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • Copleston, F. (1946). Pantheism in Spinoza and the German Idealists. Philosophy, 21(78), 42-56. Join us: facebook: facebook.com/seekersofunity instagram: instagram.com/seekersofunity twitter: www.twitter.com/seekersofU website: www.seekersofunity.com/ Thank you to our beloved Patrons: Isaac, Reb MeAH, Frederick, Ben, Miguel, Rodney, Adam, Alexandra, Curly Joe, Chelsea, Jonathan, Charley and Alex. Join them in supporting us: www.patreon.com/seekers #Spinoza #Pantheism #Philosophy

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