pantheism
Let an agent explain pantheism and its varieties, relay its history and main thinkers with attribution, describe modern naturalistic pantheism, and distinguish pantheism from panentheism, theism and atheism.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What pantheism is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is pantheism, and how does it differ from panentheism, theism, deism and atheism? definition
- Is the question about pantheism in general, a specific variety or a specific tradition? boundary
Varieties
Varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- How do classical, monistic and naturalistic pantheism differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
History History and thinkers.
Thinkers
Thinkers.
Thinkers
Thinkers.
- How have Spinoza, the Stoics, Advaita Vedanta, Romantic poets and others been read as pantheists, with interpretations attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Reception
Reception and controversy.
Reception
Reception.
- How was pantheism received and criticised in religious and philosophical debate? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Today Modern pantheism.
Naturalistic
Naturalistic pantheism.
Naturalistic
Naturalistic.
- What is naturalistic pantheism, and how do modern organisations describe it? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific organisation? action
Ecology
Ecology and spirituality.
Ecology
Ecology.
- How does pantheism relate to environmental ethics and nature spirituality? provenance
- Which entry fits ecospirituality? action
Context Arguments and culture.
Arguments
Arguments.
Arguments
Arguments.
- What arguments are made for and against pantheism, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How does pantheism appear in literature, art and popular culture? provenance
- Which entry fits pantheism in literature? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Naturalistic pantheism, pantheistic monism, Classical pantheism
What it is Filled
The belief that reality, the universe and the divine are identical, that God is everything and everything is God, or that nature itself is worthy of the reverence given to a deity, in forms such as classical pantheism associated with Spinoza, pantheistic monism, and naturalistic pantheism that combines scientific naturalism with a reverent attitude to the cosmos; pantheism appears in Hindu, Stoic, Romantic and modern thought and is distinguished from panentheism, which holds that God includes but exceeds the universe.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain pantheism and its varieties, relay its history and main thinkers with attribution, describe modern naturalistic pantheism, and distinguish pantheism from panentheism, theism and atheism.
Distinguishing features Filled
- God as everything
- Immanence
- Varieties from mystical to naturalistic
- Cross-cultural presence
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Ridicule or caricature pantheist belief or those who hold it.
- Attribute pantheist beliefs to a named person without evidence.
- Present one tradition's view of pantheism as the only correct one.
- Use the label to accuse someone of heresy or unbelief.
Only with a human decision
- Giving guidance on personal religious practice or conversion.
May
- Explain pantheist ideas and their main thinkers and traditions accurately.
- Distinguish pantheism from panentheism, deism and animism when asked.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious and philosophical belief is a matter of conscience and freedom.
- Labels like pantheist have been used historically to condemn thinkers.
Who is affected
- People who hold the belief
- Religious communities
- Students of philosophy
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; it is held in common by the people and traditions who hold the view.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q620805 - registry parent class
related
- theism - in registry terms, though many scholars class it separately
- panentheism - where God exceeds the world
- Baruch Spinoza - in Western philosophy
- monism - in metaphysics
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.pantheism
- Wikidata: Q728455 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728455)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- term coined: 1705 year - John Toland
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Identification of God with the universe
- Classical, monistic and naturalistic pantheism
- Panentheism holds God exceeds the world; deism posits a distant creator; animism attributes spirits to things
- Not a visible object; a worldview.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the position and varieties
- relay history and thinkers
- describe modern forms
- distinguish related positions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing pantheism with panentheism or atheism
- Disrespectful presentation of religious traditions
- Presenting interpretations of thinkers as settled
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- No regulation; freedom of belief provisions
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a philosophical and religious position.
- classical pantheism as in Spinoza
- pantheistic monism
- naturalistic or scientific pantheism
- religious pantheism in Hindu Advaita and Stoicism
- Romantic and literary pantheism
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q728455: pantheism - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Pantheism - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should naturalistic pantheism be a separate entry?
- How should philosophical references be linked?
- Is theism the right registry parent?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q728455/spec.json