Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
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Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order is Baruch Spinoza’s major philosophical work that systematically presents his metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, and ethics in a rigorous, geometric style modeled on Euclid.
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Target entity: Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order Context triple: [Principles of Cartesian Philosophy, relatedWork, Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order]
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The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
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Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
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A Preface to Morals
A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order Target entity description: Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order is Baruch Spinoza’s major philosophical work that systematically presents his metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, and ethics in a rigorous, geometric style modeled on Euclid.
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A.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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B.
Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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C.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
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D.
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
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E.
A Preface to Morals
A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| author | Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
Deus sive Natura
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surface form:
God or Nature identity (Deus sive Natura)
ethical naturalism ⓘ intellectual love of God ⓘ necessitarianism ⓘ psychological determinism ⓘ substance monism ⓘ |
| contains |
axioms
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corollaries ⓘ definitions ⓘ demonstrations ⓘ postulates ⓘ propositions ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| datePublished | 1677 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: Of God
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Part II: Of the Nature and Origin of the Mind ⓘ Part III: Of the Origin and Nature of the Affects ⓘ Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects ⓘ Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ethics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text in history of ethics
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landmark of early modern rationalist philosophy ⓘ major work of Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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Albert Einstein ⓘ Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
|
| influencedBy |
René Descartes
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Stoicism ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| modeledOn | Euclid's Elements ⓘ |
| partOf | Opera Posthuma ⓘ |
| philosophicalEra | Early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | published posthumously ⓘ |
| publisher | Opera Posthuma editors ⓘ |
| structure | five parts ⓘ |
| usesMethod | geometrical method ⓘ |
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