Friday, June 17, 2011

THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE: "An Atheist's God: the Paradox of Spinoza." June 4, 2011.

This week on The Philosopher's Zone, we meet Spinoza's god, which might seem an odd thing to do. Baruch Spinoza, one of the greatest philosophers of his day, was expelled from the Amsterdam synagogue in 1656 because of his unorthodox religious views. Ever since, he has been regarded as the great atheist of the Western tradition. Yet he mentions God very often throughout his writings. So this week, we try to reconcile the paradox in Spinoza between his perceived atheism and his constant references to the divine.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/stories/2011/3231566.htm

No comments:

Post a Comment