Check out our dank discussion of Spinoza in the context Western Philosophy, Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. We'll talk about his Metaphysics, his take on God, about the possibility of seeing him as a Mystic and at the end we'll reconsider his Cherem (excommunication).
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01:55 Biographical Sketch
06:19 Spinoza's Fans
10:08 Philosophical Influences
12:22 Spinoza's Metaphysics
29:32 Spinoza's God
33:22 Atheist, Pantheist or Panentheist?
44:45 Perceptions of Spinoza
48:11 Spinoza and Judaism
54:06 Spinoza and the Love of God
56:25 Spinoza and Kabbalah/Mysticism
1:17:39 Reconsidering the Cherem
Being novice enthusiasts, we're bound to have made plenty of mistakes, please call us out in the comments, thx, much love. Also, comment your thoughts about whether Spinoza should be taken out of Cherem. We'll take a tally at the end and pass it on to big rabbis. Check out my good-looking friend's sick poetry at ShaulSolomon.com Subscribe for more epic content. Lmk your thoughts on this vid in the comments 😘
Sources: Spinoza, Ethics Spinoza, Tractatus Theologico-Politicus Nadler, The Jewish Spinoza Nadler, A Book Forged in Hell Della Rocca, Spinoza Beltrán, The Influence of Abraham Cohen de Herrera's Kabbalah on Spinoza's Metaphysics Buber, Spinoza, Sabbatai Zevi and the Baal Shem Brann, Spinoza and Kabbalah Melamed, From the Gate of Heaven to the ‘Field of Holy Apples’
