Sunday, February 23, 2020

Spinoza's Ethics: I.A1: Isness

Here Spinoza begins the axioms of part I and concludes the definitions of part I. The definitions are different than the axioms in degree of logical certainty. If the definitions were altered, the content process of the Ethics would be changed. In contrast, if the axioms were altered, the reasoning process of the Ethics would be changed.

Omnia quae sunt vel in se vel in alio sunt.

Translated as,

All things which are, are either in themselves or in another.

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