The Philosophical Method of Spinoza
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9686332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vance Maxwell (Memorial University of Newfoundland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-110 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217300019508 |
| OpenAlex | W2160924229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The main purpose of this paper is to argue, against the formalist or hypothetico-deductivist approach now dominant, that God or substance is for Spinoza a discovery, or indeed a kind of revelation. In both TdlE and Ethics , Spinoza affirms substance as the outcome of a search for salvation. He could not have held that a postulate or presupposition, even if thought necessary, can save man through abstract entailment. Indeed, salvation depends on “the quality of the object to which we cling with love”, the object being “the eternal and infinite thing” ( TdlE 8–10)
Epistemology · Linguistics · Logical consequence · Object (grammar) · Presupposition · Quality (philosophy) · Revelation · Theology · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |