The Franciscan tradition distinguished the God of philosophers from the God of Christianity
Evidence
The metaphysical system of Spinoza is of the type inaugurated by Parmenides. There is only one substance, ‘God or Nature’; nothing finite is self-subsistent. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2091 (
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As he put it, the argument is as follows: We define ‘God’ as the greatest possible object of thought. Now if an object of thought does not exist, another, exactly like it, which does exist, is greater. Therefore the greatest of all objects of thought must exist, since, otherwise, another, still greater, would be possible. Therefore God exists. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1601 (
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An ascetic morality was the natural consequence of this dualism. Christianity adopted this doctrine in part, but never wholly. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 611 (
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Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Platonic dualism naturally generated an ascetic morality that Christianity partially adopted — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 611; Anselm defines God as the greatest possible object of thought. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1601; Spinoza posits that God or Nature is the sole substance with infinite attributes. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2091
Related
- Spinoza posits that God or Nature is the sole substance with infinite attributes. (similarity 0.85)
- Anselm defines God as the greatest possible object of thought. (similarity 0.82)
- Platonic dualism naturally generated an ascetic morality that Christianity partially adopted (similarity 0.81)
- Franciscan theology opposed rational systematic belief with affective lived faith (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Spinoza posits that God or Nature is the sole substance with infinite attributes.
#exemplifies(0.55) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2091 - Anselm defines God as the greatest possible object of thought.
#exemplifies(0.50) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1601 - Platonic dualism naturally generated an ascetic morality that Christianity partially adopted
#expands(0.30) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 611