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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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Not applicable; a philosophical and religious position.
It can be explain the position and varieties; relay history and thinkers; describe modern forms; distinguish related positions.
Distinguishing features
God as everything
Immanence
Varieties from mystical to naturalistic
Cross-cultural presence
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a worldview.
Physical character
term coined: 1705 year - John Toland
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, though many scholars class it separately
is contrasted with - where God exceeds the world
is associated with - in Western philosophy
is related to - in metaphysics
In practice
Families and kinds
classical pantheism as in Spinoza
pantheistic monism
naturalistic or scientific pantheism
religious pantheism in Hindu Advaita and Stoicism
Romantic and literary pantheism
Standards and regulation
No regulation; freedom of belief provisions
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing pantheism with panentheism or atheism
Disrespectful presentation of religious traditions
Presenting interpretations of thinkers as settled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What pantheism is.
Attribution.
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.
Attribution.
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.
Sources.
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.
Context.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should naturalistic pantheism be a separate entry?
- How should philosophical references be linked?
- Is theism the right registry parent?