Sunday, November 17, 2013

Spinoza: Nature and Origin of the Mind: Definitions



body


the conception of extension


essence


that without which a thing can neither exist or be conceived –

a conception

a thing exists –

in terms of its conception –

in terms of a description


idea


a conception


adequate idea


the idea of idea


duration


the conception of continuation


reality and perfection


the unknown

all knowledge is imperfect –

and therefore perfection is –

the absence of knowledge


individual thing


finite and determinate existence

a thing exists –

in terms of its description


© greg t. charlton. 2013.