Ep. 25: Spinoza on Human Nature

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Continuing from Ep. 24 through Baruch Spinoza’s Ethics (1677), books 2 through 5 on human nature.

What is the relation between mind and body? How do we know things? What are the emotions? Is there an ethical ideal for us to shoot for? What is our relationship to God? Spinoza thinks our rational nature gives us effective immortality, though not in the way you’d think.

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Running Time: 1 hr., 38 min. Recorded: August 17, 2010. Participants: Mark, Wes, Seth.

As a bonus, your purchase includes a high-bitrate mp3 of the song that concludes the episode, “When I Think of You” from Mark’s band The MayTricks, from the 1994 album Happy Songs Will Bring You Down.