Book contents
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Using this Lexicon
- Abbreviations
- A
- B
- C
- 27. Calvin and Calvinism
- 28. Causal Axiom
- 29. Cause
- 30. Cause of Itself
- 31. Certainty
- 32. Charity
- 33. Cheerfulness
- 34. Christ
- 35. Citizen
- 36. Common Notions
- 37. Compendium of the Grammar of the Hebrew Language
- 38. Conception
- 39. Confusion
- 40. Consciousness
- 41. Contentment
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Bibliography
- Index of Cross-References
- References
40. - Consciousness
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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
- 27. Calvin and Calvinism
- 28. Causal Axiom
- 29. Cause
- 30. Cause of Itself
- 31. Certainty
- 32. Charity
- 33. Cheerfulness
- 34. Christ
- 35. Citizen
- 36. Common Notions
- 37. Compendium of the Grammar of the Hebrew Language
- 38. Conception
- 39. Confusion
- 40. Consciousness
- 41. Contentment
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Bibliography
- Index of Cross-References
- References
Summary
Spinoza devotes Parts 2–5 of the Ethics to the human mind and features of human mentality – the affects, human bondage to passion, and its mitigation – that hold special interest. While we may today take the characterization of consciousness to be one of the fundamental tasks of the philosophy of mind, consciousness is not a focal point of the Ethics. Critical debate continues over the questions of what Spinoza’s views on consciousness are, whether those views are coherent, and, indeed, whether Spinoza has views about consciousness at all.
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- The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon , pp. 99 - 102Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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