The Metaphysics of Spinoza | A World of Substance (and Attributes and Modes)

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? https://youtu.be/6Tg03chJpZ4

Check out my convo with Justin on Logic and Mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaLDtvUJI_A

Check out our other Spinoza vids:
The Riddle of Spinoza's God: https://youtu.be/ZCwUCC-GsNg
Spinoza's Secret for a Blessed Life: https://youtu.be/MC1JVerhHjY
The Case for Spinoza’s Mysticism: https://youtu.be/qjHkyHS_tQk
Did Spinoza Learn Kabbalah: https://youtu.be/ANtCH_vMgw0
Spinoza, Atheist or Kabbalist: https://youtu.be/Sat1pz1N63U

SoU Spinoza Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PL_7jcKJs6iw
SoU Pantheism Series: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PL_7jcKJs6iw

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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