It is clear that the origins of the discourse on multitude … - Benedictus de Spinoza

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It is clear that the origins of the discourse on multitude are to be found in the subversive interpretation of the thinking of Spinoza. I can never tire of stressing the importance of the Spinozan premise in the treatment of this thematic. And one highly Spinozist theme is that of the body, and particularly that of the potent body.

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Benedictus de Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677) was a social and metaphysical philosopher known for the elaborate development of his monist philosophy, which has become known as Spinozism. Controversy regarding his ideas led to his excommunication from the Jewish community of his native Amsterdam. He was named Baruch ("blessed" in Hebrew) Spinoza by his synagogue elders and known as Bento de Spinoza or Bento d'Espiñoza, but afterwards used the name Benedictus ("blessed" in Latin) de Spinoza.

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Native Name: בָּרוּךְ שְׂפִּינוֹזָה • Benedito de Espinosa

Alternative Names: Benedict de Spinoza • Baruch de Espinosa • Barukh Shpinozah • Benoît de Spinoza • Sbīnūzā • Ispīnūzā • Barukh Spinoza • Bento de Espinosa • Baruch d' Espinoza • Shpinozah • Baruch de Spinoza • Spinoza • Benoit de Spinoza • Benedictus De Spinoza • Benedictus Spinoza • Baruch Spinoza • Baruch Benedictus de Spinoza

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This I know, that between finite and infinite there is no comparison; so that the difference between God and the greatest and most excellent created thing is no less than the difference between God and the least created thing.

The body itself, simply from the laws of its own nature, can do many things which its mind wonders at … it is in the mind’s power alone both to speak and to be silent and to do many other things which they therefore believe depend on the mind’s decision … if, on the other hand, the body is inactive, the mind is at the same time incapable of thinking

I shall treat the nature and power of the Affects, and the power of the Mind over them, by the same Method by which, in the preceding parts, I treated God and the Mind, and I shall consider human actions and appetites just as if it were a Question of lines, planes, and bodies.

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