Baruch Spinoza is one of Western philosophy’s most lauded geniuses. But how many know what he actually espoused? In this vid we’ll be exploring Spinoza’s philosophy, beginning with a brief biographical sketch, a word on his legacy and methodology, followed by an introductory overview of the heart of his philosophy, his metaphysics. Exploring the Structure of Realty According to Baruch Spinoza.

00:00 Intro
03:50 Biography
08:18 Legacy
09:52 Methodology
15:22 Metaphysics
17:23 Substance
19:18 Attributes
27:24 Modes
32:12 Monism
33:37 Recap
34:11 Coming up

This vid was made in collaboration with Justin Sledge @TheEsotericaChannel check out his accompanying video: Spinoza, Rationalist Atheist or Mystical Pantheist?    • Spinoza - Rationalist Atheist or Myst...  

Check out my convo with Justin on Logic and Mysticism:    • Is Mysticism Rational? LOGIC and MYST...  

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Some Recommended Readings:
• Allison, Henry, 1987. Benedict de Spinoza: An Introduction, New Haven: Yale University Press.
• Bennett, Jonathan, 1984. A Study of Spinoza’s Ethics, Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing.
• Curley, Edwin, 1969. Spinoza’s Metaphysics: An Essay in Interpretation, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Della Rocca, Michael, 2008. Spinoza, London and New York: Routledge.
• Donagan, Alan, 1988. Spinoza, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• Nadler, Steven, 1999 [2018]. Spinoza: A Life, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition, 2018.
• Nadler, Steven, 2006. Spinoza’s Ethics: An Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Nadler, Steven, 2011. A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Wolfson, Harry, 1934. The Philosophy of Spinoza, 2 vols., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Yovel, Yirmiyahu, 1989. Spinoza and Other Heretics, 2 vols., Princeton: Princeton University Press.

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