The Philosophy of Spinoza

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Author

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677

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Produced by Alicia Williams and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Subject

Philosophy

Category

Text

eBook-No.

31205

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31205

Release Date

February 7, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's Note
2. 2.THE PHILOSOPHY — OF — SPINOZA — edited by JOSEPH RATNER
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.THE LIFE OF SPINOZA
6. 6.INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SPINOZA — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — IX — X
7. 7.FIRST PART — ON GOD
8. 8.CHAPTER I — OF SUPERSTITION [1] — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER II — OF THE INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE [2] — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER III — OF PROPHETS AND PROPHECY [4] — I — II — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER IV — OF THE VOCATION OF THE HEBREWS [6] — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER V — OF THE DIVINE LAW [7] — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.CHAPTER VI — OF THE CEREMONIAL LAW [8] — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER VII — OF MIRACLES [10] — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII — OF THE DIVINE NATURE — Definitions — Axioms — The Essence of God — The Corporeality of God — The Properties of God — I — II — III — The Necessity of All Things — General Conclusions — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.SECOND PART — ON MAN
17. 17.CHAPTER IX — THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE HUMAN MIND — Introductory — Definitions — Axioms — The Mind of God — The Order and Dependence of Ideas in God — The Origin of the Human Mind — The Nature of the Human Mind — The Complexity of the Human Mind — Imagination — Association of Ideas and Memory — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.CHAPTER X — THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE — Of Truth — Of Falsity — The Origin and Nature of Confused Ideas — The Origin and Nature of Adequate Ideas — The Three Kinds of Knowledge — Reason and Imagination — Sub Specie Æternitatis — The Limits of Human Knowledge — I — II — III — The Mind's Knowledge of God — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.CHAPTER XI — DETERMINISM AND MORALS — The Mind Is Necessarily Determined — Faculty Psychology Fallacious — False Doctrines about Error Exposed — Freedom of the Will — The Independence of Mind and Body — The Moral Values of Determinism — I — II — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER XII — THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THE EMOTIONS — Introductory — Definitions — Postulates — The Two States of Mind: Active and Passive — The Basic Endeavor of All Things — The Three Primary Emotions — I — Desire — II — Joy and Sorrow — Definitions of the Principal Emotions — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER XIII — THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE EMOTIONS — The Association of the Emotions — The Imitation and Reciprocation of the Emotions — I — II — The "Herd Instinct" — The Varieties of Emotion — The Inconstancy of the Emotions — The Power of Love Over Hate — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.THIRD PART — ON MAN'S WELL-BEING
23. 23.CHAPTER XIV — OF HUMAN BONDAGE — Introductory — Definitions — Axiom — Man's Place in Nature — The Nature of Good and Evil — The Control of the Emotions — How the Strength of the Emotions Varies — I — II — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER XV — THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE MORAL LIFE — Introductory — The Essence of Virtue — I — II — The Highest Virtue of Reason — THE MORAL VALUE OF THE EMOTIONS — I — General Principles — II — Value of Joy and Sorrow — III — The Good Emotions — IV — The Evil Emotions — V — Necessary Evils — (i) — (ii) — VI — Diseased Emotions — VII — Reasonable Emotions — The Life of Virtue — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — IX — X — XI — XII — XIII — XIV — XV — XVI — XVII — XVIII — XIX — XX — XXI — XXII — XXIII — XXIV — XXV — XXVI — XXVII — XXVIII — XXIX — XXX — XXXI — XXXII — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER XVI — OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF A STATE [32] — FOOTNOTES:
26. 26.CHAPTER XVII — OF SUPREME AUTHORITIES — I — Of the Right of Supreme Authorities [36] — II — Of the Functions of Supreme Authorities [38] — III — Of the Best State of a Dominion [39] — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.CHAPTER XVIII — FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND SPEECH [41] — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.CHAPTER XIX — OF HUMAN FREEDOM — Introductory — Axioms — The Strength of the Emotions — The Power of the Intellect Over the Emotions — I — General Principles — II — The Natural Basis of Rational Control — III — The Function of the Intellectual Order — IV — Summary
29. 29.CHAPTER XX — OF HUMAN BLESSEDNESS AND THE ETERNITY OF THE MIND — Human Blessedness: The Intellectual Love of God — I — II — III — IV — V — The Eternity of the Mind — I — II — III — Conclusion — FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.APPENDIX — Transcriber's Notes

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