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Jafari Eskandari A. Spinoza and the Transition from Platonic and Neoplatonic Unity. 3 2026; 6 (1) :61-74
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Department of Theology, Faculty of Theology, Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran, Iran
* Corresponding Author Address: Department of Theology, Faculty of Theology, Payam-e-Noor University, Nakhl Street, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 193954697 (ali.jafari@pnu.ac.ir)
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A great philosophical system that is organized in a geometric, precise, and logical way, but has been presented in numerous interpretations such as pantheism, God-intoxication, atheism, idealism, empiricism, nominalism, realism, stoicism, etc., is Spinoza's philosophy. In this article, while emphasizing Descartes' influence on Spinoza's philosophy, I intend to prove that Spinoza is, more than anything, in the process of passing from the Platonic and especially Neoplatonic unity to reach life as narrated by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. In other words, although Spinoza is a Cartesian philosopher, at the heart of his philosophy, which is strongly influenced by Bruno, lies a kind of criticism and rejection of the unity as interpreted by Plato and Neoplatonists, and in the equation of God or nature, in fact, contrary to what Persian-speaking writers emphasize, it emphasizes the nature and meaningfulness of life more than anything.
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