Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

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Spinoza and Quantum Field Theory

Spinoza and Quantum Field Theory

Quantum field theory does not consider matter to be made out of discrete little balls, and neither did Spinoza.

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... matter is everywhere the same, and there are no distinct parts in it except insofar as we conceive matter as modified in various ways. - Spinoza

Spinoza didn't subscribe to the idea that matter is made up of discrete little billiard balls that interact with each other and form the building blocks of the things we see in everyday life. Being an advoca…

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