The Philosophy Of Baruch Spinoza

As a Hindu, I have to say that those of us who know of Spinoza feel a deep kinship with him. We call him the western Vedantist.

One thing that sticks with me with Spinoza is that determinism is a good reason to be responsible. Because nothing you do exists in a vacuum. All of your thoughts have been shaped by previous causes and you are not directly responsible for them but being made aware of this. You understand just how important you are. And that your part in this chain of cause and effect. And with that you can gain a semblance of autonomy. To not just be a victim of fate like many are but someone who takes an informed part in it.

Great, insightful content on a man who was, above all, true to himself throughout his short life.

Fantastic, Spinoza works should be a prerequisite in all schools.

The prophet of Amsterdam, the philosopher of Joy, the God intoxicated man. As holly as Saint Francis, as wise as Plato, how blessed was this universe to have given spring to such a soul, for he showed us the path towards peace by the intellectual love of God.

There's some parallels between Spinoza and Laozi. Both were escaping from disaster, both wrote books that were a threat to their respective establishment, and both marvel at the mysterious working of Nature, which they recognised as God/Tao.

John 1: 1: In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the Word was God. The Word is the Laws of physics that govern the universe and nature. Spinoza and Eisntein knew and understand it perfectly in that sense.

Thanks for touching on Spinoza's work. He is among my favourite philosophers. I have now subscribed having discovered this great channel.

I have a presentation on Spinoza and this helped a lot. I love his way of thinking. Thanks 🙏🏾

I think you should make a video on Gilles Deleuze one day. His idea of Desiring Production is radical and seems to draw a lot from Nietzsche and Spinoza

I am happy he was a critical thinker who knew virtue as most important. A good man with clean thoughts is perceived. We need more men of the sort.

Having recently spent time reading the genealogy of morals, and from your video, I was struck by how certain parts resonate in Nietzsche; given the end of your video I was suppose there might be some merit to that thought. Regardless, I really enjoy going through the canon of philosophy, and with the pleasure of being able to do it at my on leisurely pace; I feel like a kid, unraveling presents, discovering mysteries, parallels and mutations of thought, and then letting them tumble around my useless brain, for really know purpose other then pleasure. I picked up an introduction to Spinoza from a thrifshop the other day, just got through the introduction, and looking forward to delving deeper, thank you for the introduction. Hope you are doing well!

I could easily sit for an hour to have you expound on this subject.

Your work is amazing! Quality and crispness. Thanks and keep up the greattttttt work!

During Spinoza's lifetime, it wasn't only the Roman Catholic Church which would consider his work as heresy. Protestants, particularly in the Dutch Republic, would take exception as well.

fantastic video, super helpful intro to spinoza's ethics :)

For some people pain is pleasure, and for the most of us before pain we experience pleasure.

Great video, almost certainly the best on YouTube about Spinoza.

Great content Brett! I am starting my own YouTube channel and upload videos about philosophy, but still need to learn alot about videomaking. Your channel will be a great source of inspiration!

Fantastic video. Keep it up!