Spinoza's Ethics: An Introduction

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Half-title Series-title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations CHAPTER 1 Spinoza’s life and works A JEWISH MERCHANT OF AMSTERDAM CHEREM A PHILOSOPHER IN THE COUNTRY FROM ETHICS TO POLITICS CALM AND TURMOIL IN THE HAGUE FINAL YEARS CHAPTER 2 The geometric method SEARCH FOR A METHOD PHILOSOPHICAL TRUTH AND GEOMETRICAL EXPOSITION THE ELEMENTS Definitions Axioms Propositions CHAPTER 3 On God: substance SUBSTANCE, ATTRIBUTE, AND MODE “THERE CANNOT BE TWO OR MORE SUBSTANCES OF THE SAME NATURE” (IP5) SUBSTANCE IS NECESSARILY EXISTING, ETERNAL, AND INFINITE “EXCEPT GOD, NO SUBSTANCE CAN BE OR BE CONCEIVED” GOD AND THINGS GOD OR NATURE CHAPTER 4 On God: necessity and determinism CAUSAL NECESSITY INFINITE MODES FINITE MODES DETERMINISM AND NECESSITARIANISM DIVINE FREEDOM MIRACLES PANTHEIST OR ATHEIST? CHAPTER 5 The human being PARALLELISM MIND AND BODY MONISM DUALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS CHAPTER 6 Knowledge and will IDEAS TRUTH AND ADEQUACY WAYS OF KNOWING FREEDOM AND THE WILL CHAPTER 7 The Passions PSYCHOLOGIA GEOMETRICA ACTION AND PASSION ‘CONATUS’ AFFECTS THE PASSIONS EGOISM ACTIONS CHAPTER 8 Virtue and “the free man” GOOD AND EVIL AFFECT VS. AFFECT VIRTUE “THE FREE MAN” ETHICS SOCIETY AND THE STATE CHAPTER 9 Eternity and blessedness MODERATING THE PASSIONS LOVE OF GOD THE ETERNITY OF THE MIND BLESSEDNESS References Index