The infinite and finite modes in the ethics of Benedictus Spinoza

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.1997v2n2p13

Keywords:

Spinoza, Ethic, God, Substance, modes, Infinite, Finite

Abstract

The Spinozist theory of modes has a particular difficulty: the fact that Spinoza did not expose it with sufficient development for its perfect understanding. The modes in Spinoza's ETHICS are defined as disorders of the substance. This characterization makes them ontological dependent on that same substance, determining them as their logical counterpart: if the substance exists in itself and is conceived by itself, the modes are conceived by what they exist in and not by themselves. The definitions of substance and mode establish a relationship of ontological, symmetrical and opposite dependence between the substance and the modes.

Author Biography

Emanuel Angelo da Rocha Fragoso, Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE

PhD in Philosophy from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ. Professor at the Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE.

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Published

1997-11-15

How to Cite

FRAGOSO, Emanuel Angelo da Rocha. The infinite and finite modes in the ethics of Benedictus Spinoza. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 2, n. 2, p. 13–16, 1997. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.1997v2n2p13. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/9348. Acesso em: 7 jul. 2024.

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