Spinoza - Rationalist Atheist or Mystical Pantheist ? Exploring Spinozism from Toland to Deleuze

Spinoza's philosophical monism has inspired a truly wide range of of reactions through history from decrying his metaphysics as atheism to the romantic notion of him as the "God-Intoxicated Man." In this episode we explore this debate on the nature of Spinozism from the 17th century to contemporary philosophy. Check out the companion episode from Seekers of Unity here - https://youtu.be/trBAIrywhMk #spinoza #pantheism #philosophy