Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 289 Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632 1677 Spinoza, Benedict of Spinoza, Baruch Espinosa, Baruch de De Spinoza, Benedictus Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) 1853 Elwes, Robert Harvey Monro Ethics — Part 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_(Spinoza_book) Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "Ethics — Part 2" by Benedictus de Spinoza is a philosophical treatise written during the 17th century that delves into metaphysical inquiries regarding the nature and origin of the mind. This part of the work builds upon the foundational concepts established in the first section, particularly the essence of God and the interrelation of thought and extension. The text methodically explores the nature of human thought in relation to divine intellect, emphasizing the significance of understanding the mind's essence and its relationship to the body. The opening of "Ethics — Part 2" introduces a series of definitions and propositions that reflect Spinoza's geometric method of demonstrating philosophical arguments. It begins with a preface that underscores the necessity of examining concepts that stem from God's essence. Spinoza defines key terms such as 'body', 'idea', and 'adequate idea', establishing a framework to assert that thought is an attribute of God and that the human mind, as a mode of thought, perceives reality through the ideas shaped by its interaction with the body. The text suggests that the human mind is inherently connected to the body, perceiving and understanding through the modifications that arise from their interaction, setting the stage for deeper explorations of consciousness, knowledge, and perception in subsequent propositions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ethics B Text Philosophy Category: Philosophy & Ethics 138284 2025-10-01T07:39:23.394602 text/html 138105 2025-01-07T13:40:25.520707 text/html 110062 2025-10-01T07:39:27.209618 application/epub+zip 110608 2025-10-01T07:39:24.927614 application/epub+zip 110607 2025-10-01T07:39:23.941589 application/epub+zip 207734 2025-10-01T07:39:28.945569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197315 2025-10-01T07:39:26.648611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173508 2022-09-01T08:45:34.459082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124483 2025-10-01T07:39:23.047620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124248 2013-04-14T21:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38049 2013-04-14T21:27:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17962 2025-10-01T07:39:29.125622 application/rdf+xml 12299 2025-10-01T07:39:24.427594 image/jpeg 3319 2025-10-01T07:39:24.183632 image/jpeg 107611 2025-10-01T07:39:23.404612 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia