tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634493651432799061.post1554736750127714454..comments2023-03-20T09:30:33.447-05:00Comments on Delight Springs: Spinoza to RousseauPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634493651432799061.post-39488749298647445862011-03-22T13:13:14.160-05:002011-03-22T13:13:14.160-05:00DQ (making up for 3/15) 3/22, TR 2:40-4:05
Spinoz...DQ (making up for 3/15) 3/22, TR 2:40-4:05<br /><br />Spinoza believed that, despite the fact that everything is already predetermined, people can still naturally have Free Will. They can do this by understanding their actions and how they fit into the grand scheme of the universe.<br /><br />Is Free Will this subjective? Can it be possible for one man to have Free Will, and for another not to? Can it simply be just a mindset? And can you only truly be happy when you've achieved it?Austin Parsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634493651432799061.post-72957960685885936262011-03-22T11:49:30.549-05:002011-03-22T11:49:30.549-05:00In a pantheistic mindset, would it be humanly poss...In a pantheistic mindset, would it be humanly possible to eliminate chaos? -the chaos that spawns (man-made) catastrophe and unREASONable sufferin'? If the whole world could adopt/agree on a universal philosophy, like the proposed universal language (Liebniz), would Pantheism be a good one to facilitate the Peace we seek? Science became extremely important in this era and on; the idea of One Unifying Substance lets there be room for God to exist for those who wish/believe It to. Perhaps, only our societal corruption is to blame for any problems. whining, complaining, boredom, INTOLERANCE, 'bad' desires...DQ 22mar (13:00-14:25) meredith j.noreply@blogger.com