DAY STAR SCHOOL

CLASS: PHILOSOPHY

TEACHER: MR. SARMIENTO

STUDENT: BREIDY MARIELY MALDONADO

GRADE AND SECTION: 1O A

DATE: APRIL/24/2015

JUTICALPA, OLANCHO
WHICH OF THE GREATEST RATIONALISTS POINT
OF VIEW YOU AGREE WITH AND WHY?

In my personal opinion, Spinozas point of view about things is

the most accurate and the one I agree the most compared with
the other rationalists. One of the facts that I shared with him is
that not everything in the universe can be explained in terms
of scientific laws equations, like Descartes believed in. I think
that if that was true human life would be too simple and
predictable and everything we do would be subjected to simple
equations. But that is not the case, we are subjects of destiny or
better say of a supreme being that controls our very existence
and faith. If Descartes had been true about this all
mathematical affair, like Spinoza said, there would be need of
God, because we could be our own rulers of our own lives.

Another point I like of his philosophy is the concept he gives of

God. Spinoza explained God is not outside the world nor in the
world, he is the world, this statement is so filled of truth for
me. When I think of God I cant bear to think of him as being
part of a different entity as we are, that would make it imposible
for him to understand human nature and behavior. I can
conceive him being the air that we breath, the sun that is there
to give warm to our existence, the water we need to live, the
earth we use to eat, he is everything, that will be a very good
definition to describe a god.

Another important aspect of his philosophy is that of free will.

According to Spinoza free will is an illusion. I think the same we
are not always fully aware of everything we do and say
sometimes we do things involuntarily as when for example we
cough or we breath, sometimes we say things while we are
sleeping deep in our unconciousness then we are not in our full
awareness therefore we are not doing a good use of our free
will. Although his philosophy was intended to a political aspect,
the one that he always go in defense for: free expression. I
admire his courage , he was the only one of his time to speak up
against opression from our authorities or our own ideas about
certain ideologies.

In conclusion , Spinoza is whom I share most of his ideals and

way of thinking.