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Ethics by Baruch Spinoza
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Spinoza's Ethics is a groundbreaking work of philosophy that presents a systematic account of his pantheistic worldview.
He argues that God and nature are identical, and that all things are modes of a single substance.
His philosophy emphasizes reason and intellectual clarity, and he rejects traditional notions of free will and divine intervention.
Spinoza's work had a profound influence on subsequent thinkers, including Einstein, who admired his pantheistic view of God. His emphasis on reason and his rejection of anthropomorphic conceptions of God continue to be relevant in contemporary philosophical discussions.
Spinoza's ethical system emphasizes self-knowledge and the control of emotions to achieve freedom.
He argues that God and nature are identical, and that all things are modes of a single substance.
His philosophy emphasizes reason and intellectual clarity, and he rejects traditional notions of free will and divine intervention.
Spinoza's work had a profound influence on subsequent thinkers, including Einstein, who admired his pantheistic view of God. His emphasis on reason and his rejection of anthropomorphic conceptions of God continue to be relevant in contemporary philosophical discussions.
Spinoza's ethical system emphasizes self-knowledge and the control of emotions to achieve freedom.
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Paired with Goethe in Nietzsche's 'Journey to Hades', contrasting Spinoza's rationalism and focus on intellectual clarity with Goethe's romanticism and striving.
95: The Journey to Hades
