This should be obvious but just in case you are writing it as assignment for university, the most credible reference would be your Prof. or Assistant. So asking them is always recommended.I am writing a text about Spinozas metaphysical philosophy — marcolobo8
The paradox however, is the fact that Spinoza in no way shape or form, correlates anything religious/supernatural with this One Substance/God. He even rejects free will as he sees Causality to be included in every process whatsoever. — marcolobo8
So why use the word "God" — marcolobo8
Some are of the opinion that he used the term God as an expedient or subterfuge. One could not at that time speak as freely as we do today. Others think that he was truly pious, a believer, only not a believer in the traditional characterizations of God. — Fooloso4
Is God an actual object of reference which the sign "God" refers to? — marcolobo8
Is it a concept and not an object? — marcolobo8
I don't know how you derive at this conclusion or what you are trying to express. Since after all there clearly is a Definition of God (Def.6) and since it's a tautological system theres no reason to care about the shared sense that people ascribe to the term "God". So you seemingly seem to speak about the conventional "God" but why you are considering this when you are trying to analyze Spinozas understanding of the term "God" via Frege is something I don't understand.It seems to me that there really is no clear definition/shared sense of what "God" means. — marcolobo8
The paradox however, is the fact that Spinoza in no way shape or form, correlates anything religious/supernatural with this One Substance/God. He even rejects free will as he sees Causality to be included in every process whatsoever.
So why use the word "God", when in fact he is describing what a scientist etc. would see as scientific and rational states/processes of nature. — marcolobo8
It seems to me that there really is no clear definition/shared sense of what "God" means. — marcolobo8
Is God an actual object of reference which the sign "God" refers to? — marcolobo8
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