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Baruch Spinoza’s ”Ethics” (Part 2/5)

Theory & Philosophy

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The Limits of Knowledge

The mind can only have a relationship with itself almost by mediating itself through the body as acknowledging its place, how it is tethered to. So because knowledge of body's modifications and affectations resonates with the mind, he says that a knowledge of these ideas will necessarily involve a knowledge of the mind. The idea of modification of the human body doesn't mean having knowledge of external body. Only God can have this knowledge.

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