Abstract
At the end of 5p36s, Spinoza refers to the inferences of the third kind of knowledge, which is called scientia intuitiva. This inference is “from the very essence of any singular thing” (Curley I: 613). Scientia intuitiva is the knowledge of individual (particular or singular) things. This knowledge is not immediate, with no procedure and evidences; on the contrary, it rests upon a special kind of sound inference. For instance, this supreme grade of knowledge demonstrates concretely and completely how each individual thing necessarily and eternally depends on God, whereas ratio teaches us about this dependence generaliter only, in a general way only, as a general rule. The major question that scientia intuitiva should answer particulariter, fully concretely is: “How our Mind, with respect both to essence and existence, follow … from the divine nature, and continually depends on God”? (ibid.).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | International Archives of the History of Ideas/Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 219-288 |
Number of pages | 70 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
Name | International Archives of the History of Ideas/Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees |
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Volume | 232 |
ISSN (Print) | 0066-6610 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2215-0307 |
Bibliographical note
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Religious studies
- Philosophy
- History and Philosophy of Science