Philosophy Bites cover image

Susan James on Spinoza on the Passions

Philosophy Bites

00:00

The Three Fundamental Passions of Spinoza

Spinoza's philosophy was modelled on Euclid's geometry. It consisted of a series of axioms and postulates from which various theorems were deduced. He called this trying to maintain yourself the conartis as sort of striving. The word passion suggests it's something passive that happens to us rather than an action, is that right?

Play episode from 03:32
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app