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'Direction of Comparison' and the Subjectivation of Charity
Direction of Comparison

'Direction of Comparison' and the Subjectivation of Charity

"The power and increase of every passion, and its persistence in existing are not defined by the power, whereby we ourselves endeavour to persist in existing, but by the power of an external cause compared with our own." - Spinoza Pt IV, Proposition V The idea of perspective induced affect
Aug 11, 2017 8 min read
SPINOZA’S “HERETICAL” CHALLENGE TO THE CONCEPT OF CHARITABILITY
Charitability

SPINOZA’S “HERETICAL” CHALLENGE TO THE CONCEPT OF CHARITABILITY

The term “heresy” is often uttered with respect to Spinoza’s life. Being formally excommunicated and socially outcast in a number of different ways was the cost of privileging a critical engagement with objects over tradition, and the search for logically consistent knowledge over material comfort. One might say that
May 23, 2017 11 min read
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