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Dostoevsky Vs. Spinoza

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Wayne Ferguson

Editor’s Note: In the early 1990’s, I was studying Spinoza and had begun reading Dostoevsky, too, along the way.  These two texts went together very nicely, or so it seemed to me at the time…  And it still seems that … Continue reading →

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The Light upon the Candlestick

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Wayne Ferguson

Over the years, I have found myself returning again and again to Spinoza.  And, over the years, I have also felt considerable resonance with various strains of Quaker thought.  While  I have long been aware that there is a connection … Continue reading →

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Kant and Spinoza, together at last…

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Wayne Ferguson

For some people– both theists and atheists among them, perhaps –Kant and Spinoza, together, may offer a framework through which our previous discussion of God-talk may become more intelligible.  [Note: This approach is rather specialized and will not appeal to … Continue reading →

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