Ethics

audiobook

Ethics

by Benedictus de Spinoza

EN·~8 hours·5 chapters

Chapters

5 total
1

The Ethics - (Ethica Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata)

8:33:20
2

PART I. CONCERNING GOD. - DEFINITIONS.

2:12
3

PART II. - ON THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE MIND

0:03
4

PART III. - ON THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THE EMOTIONS

3:17
5

PART IV: - Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions

0:03

Description

In this groundbreaking philosophical treatise, the author sets out to map the very foundations of existence with the precision of geometry. Beginning with clear definitions—such as substance, attribute, and mode—the work sketches a picture of a universe governed by immutable principles rather than chance. The opening sections introduce a conception of God as an absolutely infinite being, whose nature underlies all that is.

From these definitions the author derives a series of self‑evident axioms and propositions, each proved step by step in a rigorously logical style. The arguments explore how causes and effects relate, why distinct substances cannot share the same essence, and what it means for something to be truly free. Readers are invited into a meditation on eternity, necessity, and the structure of reality that has shaped modern philosophy and continues to spark thoughtful discussion.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (498K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Tom Sharpe. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

2003-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Benedictus de Spinoza

Benedictus de Spinoza

1632–1677

A bold and deeply original thinker, this 17th-century philosopher reshaped ideas about God, nature, freedom, and the human mind. His work was controversial in its own time and remains one of the clearest, most challenging voices in modern philosophy.

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