RE: Ontological Disproof of God
August 20, 2018 at 10:54 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2018 at 12:46 am by Losty.)
(August 20, 2018 at 10:04 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: He's emulating Spinoza's writing style and format. Looking over it again, I see that he has labeled the second line with a letter--"a"-- to denote that he is giving a definition. Axioms are missing. And I assume the numbered points are the propositions. Spinoza wrote Ethics in the form of a geometric proof. Apparently the OP has borrowed his method.The only Spinoza I know for certain that I have ever read is "determinatio negatio est", and, perhaps some other Spinoza along the way, which I do not recall. Try Wittgenstein as the influence whereby I ineluctably write numbered fragments. A perfect writing style for one who experiences thought/language as fragmentary; although I think my fragments, taken together, amount to one radically forceful polemic against a jurisprudantially oriented civilization, whereby we are daily reduced to deeper and deeper peonage, because, we lack reflective comprehension of our own personal ontological freedom.The one post is the only posting which I will ever submit; therein I have said, in what is actually a fairly brief treatise, all, thus far, that I wish to set forth. Spinoza\'s dictum contains infinite riches, and, I have been fortunate to derive some fabulous wealth therefrom, via my reflections upon what Sartre has given us, which is totally predicated, over and over and over again, upon " All determination is negation." I am 73 years of age; spent 46 years as intermittent full and part time GI bill/part time job, undergraduate, (while constantly sailing San Francisco Bay/Delta), and, finally, took a mere B.A., in Philosophy, in 2007, from CSUEB. I am merely totally immersed in all of Sartre
Now that I see what he's done, I may try to wade into the text. A few of his sentences (while verbose) do actually demonstrate some understanding on his part. I'll wait and see if he sticks around before wasting my time, of course.
When I first began studying philosophy seriously, I would journal in the style of Friedrich Nietzsche, in whose I had begun to immerse myself. Not my best writing, but everybody has to start somewhere. Emulation is a good way to get your feet wet, provided one moves on at some point.
I think we have a young philosopher here. One who's been inspired by Spinoza. If this is the case, he deserves some credit for taking on such a challenging work (the Ethics) at the outset of his studies.
@OP Are you in college? High School?
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