Spinozism

American  

[spi-noh-ziz-uhm] / spɪˈnoʊ zɪz əm /

noun

1. 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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Spinozism British  

/ spɪˈnəʊzɪzəm /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Spinozist
  noun
• Spinozistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Spinozism

First recorded in 1720–30; Spinoz(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

"Coming to Understanding" aspires to answer this "antique, impassable" question, but first it must rule out three of its "more familiar competitors": theism, Spinozism, and the Many Worlds hypothesis.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2012

How strange that after the restless Maimon had of himself given up Spinoza, the Sage's last years should have been clouded by the alleged Spinozism of his dear dead Lessing.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel

Consistently carried out, the logical-mathematical method seemed to land the intellect in Spinozism or in materialism—in either case to catch man in the causal machinery of nature.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various

The power of Spinozism does not lie so remote from ordinary appreciation, or we should long ago have heard the last of it.

From Short Studies on Great Subjects by Froude, James Anthony

If we stop at this abstract thought we have Spinozism, for in Spinozism subjectivity is not yet differentiated from substantiality, from substance as such.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir