Ethics Part 3
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Description
Baruch Spinoza's Ethics continues in Part Three, on the origin and nature of the emotions, translated by R. H. M. Elwes. Spinoza notes that most writers on the emotions treat them as matters outside nature, rather than as natural phenomena following nature's general laws. He sets out to correct that error.
He defines joy, sorrow, desire, love, and hate as states of mind and body, following from causes as surely as any motion. His geometric order stays strict, and his aim is practical: to know the emotions is the first step to mastering them. Part Three is the heart of Spinoza's psychology, and it still rewards close reading.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 145 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |