Love and Objective Reality in Spinoza's Account of the Mind's Power over the Affects.

This paper explores Spinoza's therapy of passions and method of salvation through knowledge and love of God. His optimism about this method is perplexing: it is not even clear how his God, who is unlike any traditional notion of divinity, can be loved. Sorting out Spinoza's view involves distinguish...

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Publicado en:Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 517 - 534
Autor principal: Alanen, Lilli
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2023
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