Spinoza on Monism

REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN GHISLAIN GUIGON RICHARD HEALEY JOHN HEIL TERRY HORGAN MARK KULSTAD MORGENS LAERKE E. J. LOWE YITZHAK Y MELAMED STEVE NADLER DONNCHADH O'CONAILL MATJAZ POTRC JONATHAN SCHAFFER TUOMAS E. TAHKO

Spinoza believed that there was only one substance in reality, which he called 'God or nature'. A number of leading contemporary philosophers have defended monism, this strange and beautiful idea that the cosmos is the source of all being. This book explores both the historical roots of the monism in Spinoza, and its flowering in the 21st century.Spinoza believed that there was only one substance in reality, which he called 'God or nature'. A number of leading contemporary philosophers have defended monism, this strange and beautiful idea that the cosmos is the source of all being. This book explores both the historical roots of the monism in Spinoza, and its flowering in the 21st century.