Identifying Spinoza’s Immediate Infinite Mode of Extension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9689973 |
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| Authors | THADDEUS S ROBINSON, Thaddeus Robinson (0000-0002-6328-718X, Muhlenberg College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 315-340 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| 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/s0012217313001078 |
| OpenAlex | W2324089889 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
The immediate infinite mode of extension is one of the more mysterious elements of Spinoza’s ontology. Despite its importance to Spinoza’s metaphysical system, Spinoza tells us very little about this mode. In the effort to make some progress on this question, I examine three prominent hypotheses about this mode’s identity: the Force Interpretation, the Nomic Interpretation, and the Kinetic Interpretation. I argue, first, that both the Force Interpretation and the Nomic Interpretation are subject to a number of serious objections. Second, I argue that in spite of scholars’ claims to the contrary, the Kinetic Interpretation is a live option
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Extension (predicate logic) · Identity (music) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Metaphysics · Mode (computer interface) · Ontology · Subject (documents) · Computer Science · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Highly cited | No |
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