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Rudolf Hermann Lotze [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy]
19th century German philosopher who criticised the pantheism of Hegel.
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Extractions: Metaphysik (Leipsic, 1841); Logik Medizinische Psychologie oder Physiologie der Seele Mikrokosmus. Ideen zur Naturge8chichte und Geschichte der Menschheit (3 vols., 185"4; Eng. transl., 2 vols., Edinburgh, 1885), his principal work; Geschichte der Aesthetik in Deutschland (Munich, 1868); and the unfinished System der Philosophie (vol. i., Logik , Leipsic, 1874; vol. ii., Metaphysik , 1879; Eng. transl. of both, 2 parts, Oxford, 1884). After Lotze's death appeared Diktate , notes from his lectures on the various philosophical disciplines (8 parts, Leipsic, 1882-84; Eng. transl. by G. T. Ladd, Outline , 6 vols., Boston, 1884-1887); also Kleine Schriften (3 vols., Leipsic, 1885-1894).
PANENTHEISM VS. PANTHEISM
Why and how Panentheism avoids the pitfalls of pantheism.Category Society Religion and Spirituality Opposing Views pantheismPANENTHEISM VS. pantheism. The following is an excerpt from New Thought APractical American Spirituality, pp. 8992. pantheism and Panentheism.
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Extractions: The following is an excerpt from New Thought: A Practical American Spirituality , pp. 89-92. Pantheism and Panentheism This universal arrangement is not pantheism (all is God), but panentheism , a term devised by Karl C. F. Krause (1781-1832) to describe his thought. It is best known for its use by Charles Hartshorne and recently by Matthew Fox. Panentheism says that all is in God, somewhat as if God were the ocean and we were fish. If one considers what is in God's body to be part of God, then we can say that God is all there is and then some. The universe is God's body, but God's awareness or personality is greater than the sum of all the parts of the universe. All the parts have some degree of freedom in co-creating with God. At the start of its momentary career as a subject, an experience is Godas the divine initial aim. As the experience carries on its choosing process, it is a freely aiming reality that is not strictly God, since it departs from God's purpose to some degree. Yet everything is within God. The most practical value of pantheism is that it recognizes the presence of God everywhere, but it does this at an enormous cost. It provides for the presence of God as the only actor; God's presence is an overriding presence that cancels the possibility of the existence of anything else, of any genuine beloved, of any loving or unloving response to God. In pantheism, human existence or any other finite existence is at best a mystery. Explanation in any satisfying sense is impossible. There can be affirmation that there is nothing but God, but where that leaves the affirmer is unclear; his or her existence is no more than appearance, and enlightenment brings recognition of one's illusory status as a unique, permanent perspective in reality.
Spinoza: The First Modern Pantheist.
Outline of pantheism in Spinoza's philosophy.
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Extractions: Are you a pantheist? See the Scientific Pantheism site. Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in 1632, into a family of Jewish emigrants fleeing persecution in Portugal. He was trained in Talmudic scholarship, but his views soon took unconventional directions which the Jewish community - fearing renewed persecution on charges of atheism - tried to discourage. Spinoza was offered 1000 florins to keep quiet about his views, but refused. At the age of 24, he was summoned before a rabbinical court, and solemnly excommunicated. Spinoza refused all rewards and honours, and gave away to his sister his share of his father's inheritance - keeping only a bedstead for himself. He earned his living as a humble lens-grinder. He died, in February 1674, of consumption, probably aggravated by fine glass dust inhaled at his workbench. His philosophy is summarized in the Ethics , a very abstract work, which openly expresses none of the love of nature that might be expected from someone who identified God with nature. And Spinoza's starting point is not nature or the cosmos, but a purely theoretical definition of God. The work then proceeds to prove its conclusions by a method modelled on geometry, through rigorous definitions, axioms, propositions and corollaries. No doubt in this way Spinoza hoped to build his philosophy on the solidest rock, but the method, as well as some of the arguments and definitions, are often unconvincing.
Philosophy
Links in areas including aesthetics, determinism, epistemology, existentialism, objectivism, pantheism.
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Extractions: Search directory entire domain The Web for General Personal Aesthetics the nature of beauty, art and music. Determinism cause and effect. Epistemology the nature, scope, and limits of human knowledge. Ethics values, right and wrong. Existentialism individual existence in an unfathomable universe. Logic study of reasoning and argumentation. Metaphysics the nature of reality and existence. Objectivism objective ethics. Pantheism the interpretation of the universe as god. Philosophers specific philosophers. Philosophy of Mind relationship between mind and body. Home Philosophy Psychology Theology ... "Reasoned Spirituality"
PAN - What Is Pantheism?
God. (A Dictionary of Philosophy, Edited by Thomas Mautner, 1996). TheGod Of pantheism. If someone Varieties Of pantheism. An extensive entry
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Extractions: spiritual relationship with Nature Introduction Additional Definitions The God of Pantheism Varieties of Pantheism The word Pantheism comes from two Greek words "pan" = all + "theos" = god . In Pantheism, "all is god." Many Pantheists define "god" as Nature and its creative forces . God and Nature are one in the same. In contrast, many Monotheists (from "mono" = one+ "theos" = god) define "god" as a supernatural individual. God and Nature are separated. To identify god with Nature, rather than with a hallowed personage, seems odd to those unfamiliar with Pantheism. But actually Monotheism is less common than Pantheism in the history of religion. For tens of thousands of years, humans viewed the Earth as a sacred place with divinity everywhere. Religious scholar Denise Carmody notes "The oldest God is nature...in the beginning, human beings sensed that their habitat was sacred. With twists and turns and numberless permutations, they played out this primal intuition." Modern Pantheism revivifies our species' gene-deep intuition that the Earth is indeed holy. Divinity infuses the world, the skies, the seas, the rocks, the trees, the animals, and ourselves. Pantheism gives perspective to all we do and instills a reverence for Nature which can help reverse the ecological crises of our times.
Elessacar.com - "Being The Faith And Beliefs Of One Gwynarion Elessacar, America
Gwynarion's realm about his beliefs on paganism, pantheism, humour, and what it means to be a warrior.
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Extractions: /******************************************************************************************* Script to detect browser version and then write the appropriate link stylesheet to the page. *******************************************************************************************/ Every person out there who identifies them self as a pagan has a different view on what we, as a community, should be doing to educate the public at large and to fight for our rights. At one end of the spectrum you have the Asatruar who'd like to take up their axes, fortify their walls, and tell the Religious Right "Nuts." At the other end you've got the White-light Fluffy-bunny Wiccans/Pagans who believe very sincerely that if we are calm and loving then we can educate our enemies and make them love and accept us. And of course, as with everything else in the Pagan universe you have every shade of grey in between. Though not a follower of the Norse gods I am a cantankerous and non-pacifistic individual. While I believe that education is necessary, I am not an educator. While I believe that most people are fair and open-minded, I know that there are those who are not. I'll leave our communities' teachers to teaching while I take up my sword and spear, and stand between them and those who would deny us our rights, deprive us of our freedoms or harm those we love. That is the duty of the Warrior An important part of my spiritual life and growth are the conversations and debates that I engage in with other pagans. No, I'm not trying to hint that you should all email me with deep and or controversial questions, though you can if you want and I enjoy hearing from you. To satisfy my addiction I have turned, in the past, to a variety of
PAN - Pantheism And The Golden Rule
pantheism AND THE GOLDEN RULE By Gary Suttle. And what thou thyselfhatest, do to no man. pantheism similarly heeds the Golden Rule.
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Extractions: The Golden Rule exemplifies human kindness, cooperation, and reciprocity. Many religions expound the renowned rule in one way or another: Buddhism: A clansman (should) minister to his friends and familiars...by treating them as he treats himself. Christianity: As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Confucianism: What you do not want done to yourself, do not do unto others. Hinduism: Do naught to others which, if done to thee, would cause thee pain: this is the sum of duty. Judaism: Take heed to thyself, my child, in all thy works; and be discreet in all thy behavior. And what thou thyself hatest, do to no man. Pantheism similarly heeds the Golden Rule. Pantheists strive to treat others as they wish themselves to be treated, but their warmheartedness spreads beyond humankind Pantheists agree with those who extend the Golden Rule to relations with other life forms and the Earth itself. Showing kindness and consideration to other creatures and to the environment is the natural thing to do (interestingly, the word "kind" comes from the Old English word "gecynde" which means "natural").
Yahoo! GeoCities
A tradition based on pantheism. Deity concepts, traditions of witchcraft, and instructions for choosing a magical name.
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The God Of Pantheism
The God of pantheism. By John Burroughs. The term religion is anequivocal and muchabused word, but I am convinced that no man's
http://www.pantheist.net/society/god_of_pantheism.html

Extractions: The term "religion" is an equivocal and much-abused word, but I am convinced that no man's life is complete without some kind of an emotional experience that may be called religious. Not necessarily so much a definite creed or belief as an attraction and aspiration toward the Infinite, or a feeling of awe and reverence, inspired by the contemplation of this wonderful and mysterious universe, something to lift a man above purely selfish and material ends, and open his soul to influences from the highest heavens of thought. Religion in some form is as natural to man as are eating and sleeping. The mysteries of life and the wonder and terror of the world in which he finds himself arouse emotions of awe and fear and worship in him as soon as his powers of reflection are born. In man's early history, religion, philosophy, and literature are one. He is, of course, superstitious long before he is scientific; he trembles before the supernatural long before he has mastered the natural. In our day we read the problem of Nature and God in a new light, the light of science , or of emancipated human reason, and the old myths mean little to us. We accept Nature as we find it, and do not crave the intervention of a God that sits behind and is superior to it. Science kills credulity and superstition, but to the well-balanced mind it enhances the feeling of wonder, of veneration, and of kinship which we feel in the presence of the marvelous universe.
Pantheism @ Www.ezboard.com
Big board with many forums to discuss aspects of pantheism, humanism, atheism,nature, science and environment. pantheism and atheism, 47, 2/25/02 52740 pm,
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Pantheism - Wikipedia
pantheism. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. pantheism is theview that everything is God. One important pantheistic system
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Extractions: Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Other languages: Deutsch Svenska From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pantheism is the view that everything is God . One important pantheistic system was that advanced by Baruch Spinoza . Other notable people who Pantheism is often attacked as being vacuous, since it appears to some to do little more than redefine the word 'God' to mean ' world ' or ' universe '. The most important task for pantheists then is to show that the universe has properties which deserve it being called 'God'. The modern interpretation of pantheism seeks to avoid this problem by placing little emphasis on the 'God' term. This, however, raises concern that 'modern pantheism' is really no longer pantheism at all, but something more like 'spiritual naturalism .' After all, if we remove the God concept from pantheism, what is the purpose of retaining the '
PANENTHEISM VS. PANTHEISM
Why and how Panentheism avoids the pitfalls of pantheism.
http://www.websyte.com/alan/pan.htm

Extractions: The following is an excerpt from New Thought: A Practical American Spirituality , pp. 89-92. Pantheism and Panentheism This universal arrangement is not pantheism (all is God), but panentheism , a term devised by Karl C. F. Krause (1781-1832) to describe his thought. It is best known for its use by Charles Hartshorne and recently by Matthew Fox. Panentheism says that all is in God, somewhat as if God were the ocean and we were fish. If one considers what is in God's body to be part of God, then we can say that God is all there is and then some. The universe is God's body, but God's awareness or personality is greater than the sum of all the parts of the universe. All the parts have some degree of freedom in co-creating with God. At the start of its momentary career as a subject, an experience is Godas the divine initial aim. As the experience carries on its choosing process, it is a freely aiming reality that is not strictly God, since it departs from God's purpose to some degree. Yet everything is within God. The most practical value of pantheism is that it recognizes the presence of God everywhere, but it does this at an enormous cost. It provides for the presence of God as the only actor; God's presence is an overriding presence that cancels the possibility of the existence of anything else, of any genuine beloved, of any loving or unloving response to God. In pantheism, human existence or any other finite existence is at best a mystery. Explanation in any satisfying sense is impossible. There can be affirmation that there is nothing but God, but where that leaves the affirmer is unclear; his or her existence is no more than appearance, and enlightenment brings recognition of one's illusory status as a unique, permanent perspective in reality.
Pantheism
pantheism. pantheism is the view that Nature and God are one, that theworld is divine. pantheism.net. ©copyright 2002 Robert Todd Carroll
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Extractions: SkepDic.com Pantheism is the view that Nature and God are one, that the world is divine. Pantheism is considered to be atheism by those who posit a transcendent and separate source of the world. Thus, many Christian theologians and philosophers consider Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as the philosophy of Spinoza , to be atheistic. See related entries on atheism naturalism , and God further reading
SciPan FAQ Scientific Pantheism
What you want to know about scientific or naturalistic pantheism, as a question and answer exchange.
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Elements Of Pantheism
Elements of pantheism. Elements of pantheism. Elements of pantheism, a concisesummary of pantheist history, theory and practice, is currently out of print.
http://www.harrison.dircon.co.uk/wpm/element.htm

Extractions: Elements of Pantheism Elements of Pantheism, a concise summary of pantheist history, theory and practice, is currently out of print. It was first published in 1999 by Element Books, at the time one of the largest and most dynamic publishers of religion and related books. Element Books went bankrupt in 2001. In the meantime as a public service I am making the full text available on the Web for non-commercial purposes only. For commercial purposes, publishing, permissions for more extensive quotes or distribution of photocopies to students please contact Paul Harrison at: pan at pantheism.net (replace at with @). Agreement Scientific Pantheism site http://members.aol.com/Heraklit1/index.htm and to the World Pantheism website http://www.pantheism.net.
A Few Words On Pantheism
A critical examination of the belief and morals behind the universe as god.
http://www.geocities.com/c_ansata/Pan.html

Extractions: THE, controversy between Theism and Pantheism might be presented in an allegorical or dramatic form by supposing a dialogue between two persons in the pit of a theatre at Milan during the performance of a piece. One of them, convinced that he is in Girolamo's renowned marionette-theatre, admires the art by which the director gets up the dolls and guides their movements. "Oh, you are quite mistaken," says the other, "we're in the Teatro della Scala; it is the manager and his troop who are on the stage; they are the persons you see before you; the poet too is taking a part." The chief objection I have to Pantheism is that it says nothing. To call the world "God" is not to explain it; it is only to enrich our language with a superfluous synonym for the word "world." It comes to the same thing whether you say "the world is God," or "God is the world." But if you start from "God" as something that is given in experience, and has to be explained, and then say, "God is the world," you are affording what is to some extent an explanation, in so far as you are reducing what is unknown to what is partly known ( ignotum per notius ); but it is only a verbal explanation. If, however, you start from what is really given, that is to say, from the world, and say, "the world is God," it is clear that you say nothing, or at least you are explaining what is unknown by what is more unknown.
PANTHEISM
pantheism. DEFINITIONS FROM LEADING DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS. For fellowshipand communication about pantheism, visit the World Pantheist Movement.
http://www.harrison.dircon.co.uk/pandefin.htm
Introduction To Pantheism
A Pagan introduction to pantheism. Includes specific belief examples including Wicca.
http://www.users.drak.net/pantheos/index.htm
PANTHEISM: Nature, Science And Religion
pantheism the Universe is divine and Nature is sacred.The history, theoryand practice of pantheism. pantheism nature religion. pantheism.
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Extractions: and the cosmos. Revering the Universe, caring for Nature, celebrating life A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge.
Zen Pantheism
A single page stream of conscienceness on the natural world and its living state. Read it, you may just agree.
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Extractions: Then I thought of earth-brown, inert. "Earth, "I thought, "is not living, "and I kicked at the clods under my feet turned green and put forth leaf and stem and flower and the grain ripened in the ear. I took the ear, ground it, made bread out of it, and ate the bread. And the bread became the very stuff of myself, so that I could not separate that which was me and that which was earth. This which now was me had but a short time before been the clods of earth that I had kicked with my feet. "Surely, "I thought, "there is something that is not living. "I thought of stones. But even with the thought I sensed the stirring in the stone, and I knew that the immovable, changeless stones were changing and moving, flowing no less than rivers, to become the living pith and bone of creatures yet unborn.

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