Bryan Magee talks to Anthony Quinton about Spinoza and Leibniz /

The ideas of rationalist philosophers Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Leibniz are examined in this program by Anthony Quinton. Spinoza favors a pantheistic God who has matter and mind as two attributes, and who is the ultimate substance and explanation of the world. Leibniz sees the real world as consi...

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Corporate Authors:	BBC Education & Training, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Magee, Bryan, Quinton, Anthony
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Subjects:	Spinoza, Benedictus de, > 1632-1677. Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716. Philosophy > History. Documentary television programs. Television mini-series.

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Summary:	The ideas of rationalist philosophers Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Leibniz are examined in this program by Anthony Quinton. Spinoza favors a pantheistic God who has matter and mind as two attributes, and who is the ultimate substance and explanation of the world. Leibniz sees the real world as consisting of an infinite array of spiritual centers.
Item Description:	Distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program The great philosophers : a history of western philosophy in 1987. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.