The Chief Works of Benedict de Spinoza: Introduction. Tractatus theologico-politicus. Tractatus politicusG. Bell, 1891 |
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... mean that which will aid us to approach gradually the ideal we have set before ourselves . Man , being a part only of ... means whereby man may gain mastery over his passions , are set forth in the first portion of the fifth part of the ...
... mean that which will aid us to approach gradually the ideal we have set before ourselves . Man , being a part only of ... means whereby man may gain mastery over his passions , are set forth in the first portion of the fifth part of the ...
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... mean indefinite persistence in time , for eternity is not commensurable with time . It must mean some special kind of existence ; it is , in fact , defined as a mode of thinking . Now , the mind consists of ade- quate and inadequate ...
... mean indefinite persistence in time , for eternity is not commensurable with time . It must mean some special kind of existence ; it is , in fact , defined as a mode of thinking . Now , the mind consists of ade- quate and inadequate ...
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... means by which God makes revelations to man- kind , both of that which transcends ordinary knowledge , and of that within its scope ; for there is no reason why God should not employ other means to communicate what we know already by ...
... means by which God makes revelations to man- kind , both of that which transcends ordinary knowledge , and of that within its scope ; for there is no reason why God should not employ other means to communicate what we know already by ...
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... means of its individual organism : for instance , by declaring in the first person , “ I am the Lord your God . " Certainly when anyone says with his mouth , " I under- stand , " we do not attribute the understanding to the mouth , but ...
... means of its individual organism : for instance , by declaring in the first person , “ I am the Lord your God . " Certainly when anyone says with his mouth , " I under- stand , " we do not attribute the understanding to the mouth , but ...
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... means by which God has revealed His laws to man . Revelation may be through figures only , as in 1 Chron . xxii . , where God displays his anger to David by means of an angel bearing a sword , and also in the story of Balaam ...
... means by which God has revealed His laws to man . Revelation may be through figures only , as in 1 Chron . xxii . , where God displays his anger to David by means of an angel bearing a sword , and also in the story of Balaam ...
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