Ethics, Part I
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"Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece, where he lays out a rigorous, geometrically structured account of God or Nature as the single infinite substance underlying all reality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ethics, Part I canonical | 2 |
| Ethics, Part I: Of God | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethics, Part I Context triple: [Spinoza, Ethics, Part I, hasTitle, Ethics, Part I]
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A.
Part IV of Ethics
Part IV of Ethics is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece that analyzes human emotional bondage and the power of the passions over human behavior.
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B.
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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The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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E.
Ethics for the New Millennium
Ethics for the New Millennium is a philosophical and spiritual book by the 14th Dalai Lama that outlines a universal, secular approach to compassion and moral living in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethics, Part I Target entity description: "Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece, where he lays out a rigorous, geometrically structured account of God or Nature as the single infinite substance underlying all reality.
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A.
Part IV of Ethics
Part IV of Ethics is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece that analyzes human emotional bondage and the power of the passions over human behavior.
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B.
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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C.
The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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D.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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E.
Ethics for the New Millennium
Ethics for the New Millennium is a philosophical and spiritual book by the 14th Dalai Lama that outlines a universal, secular approach to compassion and moral living in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work section ⓘ |
| affirms |
God as infinite substance with infinite attributes
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everything follows from the nature of God with necessity ⓘ |
| author | Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
God and Nature are identical
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God is the immanent cause of all things ⓘ denial of free will in God and humans ⓘ everything that exists is in God ⓘ necessitarianism ⓘ substance monism ⓘ |
| contains |
axioms
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corollaries ⓘ definitions ⓘ postulates ⓘ proofs ⓘ propositions ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| denies |
a transcendent personal God
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final causes in nature ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ethics, Part II ⓘ |
| genre | systematic metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEnglishTitle | Of God ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Ethics, Part I self-link ⓘ |
| hasForm | geometrical order ⓘ |
| hasFullLatinTitle |
Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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surface form:
Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata, Pars I
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| hasInfluentialProposition |
Ontological argument for the existence of God
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surface form:
Proposition 11 (God necessarily exists)
Proposition 14 (except God no substance can be or be conceived) ⓘ Proposition 15 (whatever is, is in God) ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
attribute
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causal necessity ⓘ eternity ⓘ infinite intellect of God ⓘ mode ⓘ substance ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle |
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
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surface form:
Ethica, Pars I
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| influenced |
German idealism
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contemporary metaphysics ⓘ pantheism debates ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTheme | God or Nature as a single infinite substance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early modern philosophy
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rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first part of a five-part treatise ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1677 ⓘ |
| structureModeledOn | Euclidean geometry ⓘ |
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Subject: Ethics, Part I Description of subject: "Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece, where he lays out a rigorous, geometrically structured account of God or Nature as the single infinite substance underlying all reality.
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this entity surface form:
Ethics, Part I: Of God