FOOTNOTES:[42]Everything which we desire and do, of which we are the cause in so far as we possess an idea of God, or in so far as we know God, I refer toReligion. The desire of doing well which is born in us, because we live according to the guidance of reason, I callPiety.
[42]Everything which we desire and do, of which we are the cause in so far as we possess an idea of God, or in so far as we know God, I refer toReligion. The desire of doing well which is born in us, because we live according to the guidance of reason, I callPiety.
[42]Everything which we desire and do, of which we are the cause in so far as we possess an idea of God, or in so far as we know God, I refer toReligion. The desire of doing well which is born in us, because we live according to the guidance of reason, I callPiety.
Spinoza'sEthics, demonstrated in geometrical order, consists of five parts; from these parts the following selections have been taken:
Part I.Of GodDefinitions, Axioms, and the Appendix.Propositions: 11; 15-18; 26; 27; 29; 33.Part II.Of the Nature and Origin of the MindPreface, Definitions, and Axioms.Propositions: 1; 4-7; 11-13; 15-18; 24-26; 28-32; 35; 36; 38-49.Part III.Of the Origin and Nature of the EmotionsPreface, Definitions, and Postulates; Definitions of the Emotions.Propositions: 1; 2; 4; 6; 9; 11; 14; 16; 18; 25; 27-32; 40; 41; 43-46; 48-51; 56; 57.Part IV.Of Human Bondage or Of the Strength of the EmotionsPreface, Definitions, Axioms, and the Appendix.Propositions: 3-9; 11-27; 38; 39; 41-47; 50-54; 56-58.Part V.Of the Power of the Intellect or Of Human LibertyPreface and Axioms.Propositions: 1-28; 30-42.
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Transcriber's NotesPagevii: "affectiones"sicPagexxvi: "villified" amended to "vilified"Pagexxvii: "chose" amended to "choose" (twice); "forego"sicPagexxxvi: "antedeluvian" amended to "antediluvian"Pagelix: "goverance" amended to "governance"Page1: "oursleves" amended to "ourselves"Page6: "superstitition" amended to "superstition"Page9: "conprehension" amended to "comprehension"Page26: "chose" amended to "choose"Page28: "interpretating" amended to "interpreting"Page45: "phophet" amended to "prophet"Page51: "came" amended to "come"Page69: "patriachs" amended to "patriarchs"Page84: "refer" amended to "prefer"Page135: "appetities" amended to "appetites"Page204: "thy" amended to "they" and "thir" amended to "their"Page229: "Explanations" amended to "Explanation"Page276: "others" amended to "other"Page284: "mutitude" amended to "multitude"Page362: "propositon" amended to "proposition"Abbreviations in footnotes and references have been standardized.Accents and hyphenation have generally been standardised.
Pagevii: "affectiones"sic
Pagexxvi: "villified" amended to "vilified"
Pagexxvii: "chose" amended to "choose" (twice); "forego"sic
Pagexxxvi: "antedeluvian" amended to "antediluvian"
Pagelix: "goverance" amended to "governance"
Page1: "oursleves" amended to "ourselves"
Page6: "superstitition" amended to "superstition"
Page9: "conprehension" amended to "comprehension"
Page26: "chose" amended to "choose"
Page28: "interpretating" amended to "interpreting"
Page45: "phophet" amended to "prophet"
Page51: "came" amended to "come"
Page69: "patriachs" amended to "patriarchs"
Page84: "refer" amended to "prefer"
Page135: "appetities" amended to "appetites"
Page204: "thy" amended to "they" and "thir" amended to "their"
Page229: "Explanations" amended to "Explanation"
Page276: "others" amended to "other"
Page284: "mutitude" amended to "multitude"
Page362: "propositon" amended to "proposition"
Abbreviations in footnotes and references have been standardized.
Accents and hyphenation have generally been standardised.