iExist@lemmy.world to Philosophy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoIs there any non dualism school of thought in western philosophy?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIs there any non dualism school of thought in western philosophy?iExist@lemmy.world to Philosophy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
There’s Advaita Vedanta in Indian Philosophy which talks about non dualism. Is there any similar variation in western world?
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoGod is in opposition to not-the-God, so it is dualistic again IMHO.
minus-squarealeph@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months agoWell, no. In Spinoza’s view, God is not a separate entity but the fundamental substance of the universe. It’s God all the way down.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months agookay then, i misunderstood. What spinoza calls “god”, i call “magic”. we’re all a product of magic, including science, god and all forms of life. unfortunately, i can’t find a link that explains better right now.
God is in opposition to not-the-God, so it is dualistic again IMHO.
Well, no.
In Spinoza’s view, God is not a separate entity but the fundamental substance of the universe. It’s God all the way down.
okay then, i misunderstood. What spinoza calls “god”, i call “magic”. we’re all a product of magic, including science, god and all forms of life. unfortunately, i can’t find a link that explains better right now.