RE: Ontological Disproof of God
August 20, 2018 at 10:04 pm
(This post was last modified: August 20, 2018 at 10:39 pm by vulcanlogician.)
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.
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 work 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?
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 work 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?