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On Thought Of Mathematics In Spinoza’s "Ethics"(PartⅠ)

Posted on:2017-03-06Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S M YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330485964358Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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In this paper, Spinoza’s "Ethics" first section "On God" text-based, through the interpretation and analysis of texts to explain the content of the book discusses Spinoza and geometric proof method used. From the content perspective, a very important proposition about God in Spinoza’s philosophy in it, God is the starting point of Spinoza’s metaphysics, people know God Eros are happy to reach the final way is Spinoza’s Ethics final destination. Formally speaking, Spinoza in the book using the geometric method of proof to explain their metaphysical thought.Spinoza’s geometric method on the one hand by the Cartesian "universal mathematics" wants to put all the knowledge of human thought to be confirmed with certainty of mathematics. On the other hand by the Euclidean axioms Aristotle thought the successful application of geometry written on the "original" model the impact of this axiom. Spinoza is important to the history of philosophy rationalist who advocates everything can be deduced from the rational, the paper and the different effects of Descartes ’original’ of Spinoza mathematical methods to bring the screening, a detailed description Baruch Spinoza geometric proof reflection, constructive and interpretation features.In addition, the combination of "On God" in this part of the inherent logic of various propositions, proved especially Spinoza proposition for the existence of God, trying to explain the close relationship between the geometrical method of proof with Spinoza’s view of the world, namely in Spencer Spinoza seems to produce the world or God’s ways on their own as contained in the book by one with a defined, axioms, propositions and set of components.Finally,the philosophical theory of mathematical thinking has a profound relevance,so it brings a historical perspective, others Spinoza mathematical method for philosophical reflection demonstrates the problem by listing,and Spinoza himself thinking on this issue.In his view, when the geometric method is applied to the field of philosophy too, the perspective of the various definitions of things outside within defined, the variety of nature at the same time can be deduced to be mastered. Spinoza’s geometric method is applied to the field of philosophy found a way to overcome their own problems. Spinoza does not indicate the method of geometry without the use of reflection.
Keywords/Search Tags:Spinoza, Axiomatic Method, God
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