Spinoza's Ethics and "De Intellectus Emendatione"L. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1928 - 263 من الصفحات |
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absolutely infinite absurd action actually existing adequate ideas affected with hatred affected with pleasure affirm agree appertains attri attribute body is affected called ceived class of knowledge clear and distinct conceived concerning consequently considered constitutes contingent contrary Coroll corporeal substance definition desire which arises destroyed determined divine nature easily emotion of pleasure eternal and infinite evil explain external body external cause fact false fear finite granted greater greatest guidance of reason hate human body human mind inasmuch individual things infinite essence infinite things intellect Lemma manner mind Prop mode of thinking modifications necessity Note on Prop object pass passions perceives perfection pleasure or pain power of acting present prev Proof proposition Q.e.d. Corollary Q.e.d. Note Q.e.d. PROP reference regard rejoiced saddened shown species of eternity Spinoza substance thing loved thought true idea truth understand virtue Virtue virtus Wherefore wont
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الصفحة 47 - We thus comprehend, not only that the human mind is united to the body, but also the nature of the union between mind and body. However no one will be able to grasp this adequately or distinctly, unless he first has adequate knowledge of the nature of our body.
الصفحة 37 - I mean a mode which expresses in a certain determinate manner the essence of God, in so far as he is considered as an extended thing.
الصفحة 147 - God loves himself, not in so far as he is infinite, but in so far as he can be explained through the essence of the human mind regarded under the form of eternity; in other words, the intellectual love of the mind towards God is part of the infinite love wherewith God loves himself.
الصفحة 16 - Is it true of the idea of a triangle, that its three angles are equal to two right ones ? It is true also of a triangle, wherever it really exists.
الصفحة xiv - A horse is excusable for being a horse and not a man ; but, nevertheless, he must needs be a horse and not a man. He who goes mad from the bite of a dog is excusable, yet he is rightly suffocated.
الصفحة viii - Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude itself is, in one sense, overcome.