Dear friends, We have added the above interesting excerpt to our website. See http://www.euronet.nl/~advaya/excerpts.htm#ashby Kind regards, John Willemsens. ...
Right now I have had the luxury of reading Spinoza's TPT and discussing it thoroughly every week in a live environment. I found it interesting that Elwes has...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me understand the three kinds of knowledge. I know what each one is, but I dont really know how you accire them, or...
I don't know enough about the brain or Spinoza to make an informed comment except that in Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works (which I happen to be reading)...
... about your problem. life is too short..so make the most of it..do it now dont wait for tomorrow..maybe tomorrow never comes. hope this will help....
... ====================== ... === I'll add my opinion, that this is because Spinoza was steeped in Judaism. Judaism doesn't concern itself with death....
... Hello devilfish, My name is Iris. Spinoza describes 4 kinds of knowledge and then reduses them to three because the first two deal with our understanding...
Hello Krishna, My name is Iris Becoming aware of our death, on some level,is part of our maturing. It helps us value life more. Fear ,in this regard, when...
I see 2 kinds of knowledge in the beginning of IV Maccabees. I see this dissertation in Spinoza's 3 kinds of knowledge too. The Encyc Judaica suggests that...
Hi Iris, ... matter and our minds are a modification or mode of the Attribute of Thought.< I am writing a paper on Spinoza's epistemology and I was wondering...
1. RE: Re: can u please solve ? From: "subtillioN" <subtillion@...> What an interesting discussion. I started a Spinoza Club locally and it became a...
Hi, I don't think that it is possible to understand Spinoza as a great Jewish Philosopher, without falling into error. I look at it this way, people are want...
Please, can someone tell me the source for the line attributed to Spinoza in lots of lists of quotes, and on title pages of pop psychology books: Do not weep;...
Dear list friends, If I had more time, I would refine this once again too long and meandering post, but especially after reading Nate's post some weeks ago,...
I searched the Holy See archives when it first went up. I didn't copy anything because I'm afraid of minders and the copyright laws. Then the archives broke....
... If I understand the question, then perhaps for one thing, there would be a possibility of educating our children wisely, instead of conditioning them to ...
However, 400 years after Spinoza I see that: Money Make Might Might Makes Right So two things I would expect the USA public school system. A sort of right of...
Hi, I will try to be as simple as I can, for that would be the most direct. I love Spinoza, because he was on to everything. Everything is your emanations....
A "good Jew" and a "good Christian"? Do you really think Spinoza thinks in these terms? I believe he would have shuddered at this. That's why he refused to...
Ethel, I believe that you misunderstood my words. From my own experience, it would be better for you to reread my words, rather then for me to reexplain. I...
Hi, In regards to my last two e-mails, I will be as specific as I know how to be. I was born Catholic. I benefited from that, and lost much of my own being...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/9050633471/002-5172702-2547212?v=glance ... I really think the Spinoza Net should incorporate the study of Hasdai...
... Obviously, some people, like clergymen (not to mention politicians) of a certain ilk, seem to feel that it is part of their vocation to tell others what ...
Hello All, I have recently written an interpretation of Spinoza's attributes and am seeking feedback from Spinoza scholars. Here is the link and I would ...
Hi Joel, ... ... I am not a Spinoza scholar however I did download the PDF and I'm attempting to read through it. It seems to be very nicely put together and ...
Thanks for your input Terry, and I agree with many of your points especially the following: "much of what I've read in the other literature seems like what...
Hi Joel, ... Where did I say or imply anything like: "Spinoza said everything that ... "I feel, without being able to prove it any better than he did, that ...
