Spinozism
[spi-noh-ziz-uh m]
- the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.
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If Spinozism is true, it is so without Mendelssohn's assent.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.Solomon Maimon
Hegel said students of philosophy must begin with Spinozism.
A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and NationsJoseph Mazzini Wheeler
It is a falling back into Spinozism—the triumph of fatality.
Amiel's JournalHenri-Frdric Amiel
This system is a labyrinth, one lane of which would lead you to Spinozism, another to Stoicism, another to chaos.
This is implied in the phrase by which it has sought to signalize its break with Spinozism: “from substance to subject.”
Spinozism
- the philosophical system of Spinoza, esp the concept of God as the unique reality possessing an infinite number of attributes of which we can know at least thought and extension
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