Ethics — Part 3 by Benedictus de Spinoza

"Ethics — Part 3" by Benedictus de Spinoza is the third part of a philosophical treatise written between 1661 and 1675. This section explores the origin and nature of human emotions, arguing that all beings strive to preserve their power and perfection. Spinoza examines how desire underlies our emotional lives, analyzing joy and sadness as fundamental building blocks. He connects virtue to power and investigates when the mind acts with adequate ideas versus when it remains passive with inadequate understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677
Translator Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro), 1853-
Title Ethics — Part 3
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_(Spinoza_book)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Ethics
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EBook-No. 948
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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