A fresh look on the role of the second kind of knowledge in Spinoza’s Ethics

Oliver Istvan Toth

A fresh look on the role of the second kind of knowledge in Spinoza’s Ethics

Hungarian Philosophical Review (2):37-56 (2017)

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In this paper, through a close reading of Spinoza's use of common notions I argue for the role of experiential and experimental knowledge in Spinoza's epistemology.

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Spinoza common notions epistemology experimental science philosophy of mind second kind of knowledge reason

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Spinoza: Common Notions and Laws of Nature in 17th/18th Century Philosophy

Spinoza: Experience, Misc in 17th/18th Century Philosophy

Spinoza: Perception in 17th/18th Century Philosophy

Spinoza: Reason in 17th/18th Century Philosophy

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