Livro Ethics em inglês

I. By that which is self-caused I mean that of which the essence involves existence, or that of which the nature is only conceivable as existent. II. A thing is called finite after its kind when it can be limited by another thing of the same nature; for instance, a body is called finite because we always conceive another greater body. So, also, a thought is limited by another thought, but a body is not limited by thought, nor a thought by body. III. By substance I mean that which is in itself, and is conceived through itself: in other words, that of which a conception can be formed independently of any other conception. IV.

By attribute I mean that which the intellect perceives as constituting the essence of substance. V. By mode I mean the modifications (affectiones) of substance, or that which exists in, and is conceived through, something other than itself. VI. By God I mean a being absolutely infinite – that is, a substance consisting in infinite attributes, of which each expresses eternal and infinite essentiality. Explanation – I say absolutely infinite, not infinite after its kind: for, of a thing infinite only after its kind, infinite attributes may be denied; but that which is absolutely infinite, contains in its essence whatever expresses reality, and involves no negation.

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