Book contents
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Using this Lexicon
- Abbreviations
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- 90. Idea
- 91. Idealist Readings
- 92. Ideas of Ideas
- 93. Imagination
- 94. Imitation of Affects
- 95. Immanence
- 96. Individual
- 97. Infinite Intellect and Intellection
- 98. Infinite Modes
- 99. Infinity and Finitude
- 100. Inherence
- 101. Intuition
- 102. Involvement
- 103. Islam
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Bibliography
- Index of Cross-References
- References
90. - Idea
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2025
Book contents
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Using this Lexicon
- Abbreviations
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- 90. Idea
- 91. Idealist Readings
- 92. Ideas of Ideas
- 93. Imagination
- 94. Imitation of Affects
- 95. Immanence
- 96. Individual
- 97. Infinite Intellect and Intellection
- 98. Infinite Modes
- 99. Infinity and Finitude
- 100. Inherence
- 101. Intuition
- 102. Involvement
- 103. Islam
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Bibliography
- Index of Cross-References
- References
Summary
Spinoza defines idea in E2def3: “By idea [ideam] I understand a concept of the mind which the mind forms because it is a thinking thing.” Spinoza explains the use of “concept” (conceptum) as follows: “I say concept rather than perception, because the word perception seems to indicate that the mind is acted on by the object. But concept seems to express an action of the mind” (E1def3exp).
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- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon , pp. 243 - 247Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
References
Recommended Reading
Curley, E. (1975). Descartes, Spinoza, and the ethics of belief. In Mandelbaum, M. and Freeman, E. (eds.), Spinoza: Essays in Interpretation (pp. 159–90). Open Court.Google Scholar
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Hübner, K. (2019). Spinoza on intentionality, materialism, and mind-body relations. Philosophers’ Imprint, 19(43), 1–23. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/phimp/3521354.0019.043Google Scholar
Koistinen, O. (2017). Spinoza on mind. In Rocca, M. Della (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Spinoza (pp. 273–94). Oxford University Press.Google Scholar