Spinoza's Pantheism

Book excerpt: Spinoza was a 17th century philosopher most famously known for his pantheistic view of God, nature and their relationship to the self. The book Spinoza’s Pantheism is a critical evaluation of the pantheistic theory proposed by Spinoza about God and reality. The author evaluates Spinoza’s pantheistic view of God as an infinite substance. A related theory to that of Spinoza known as unity of existence, developed by the 17th century Muslim philosopher Sadr Al-Din Mohammad Shirazi, is also critically analysed in the book. The author comes to the conclusion that neither version is philosophically tenable on the basis argued for by their respective proponents. Dr Shahin Soltanian is the founder of Kashfence Philosophy. He has a PhD from the University of Auckland in Philosophy.