NOTES ON BARUCH SPINOZA, Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect 1632-1677.
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Transcript of NOTES ON BARUCH SPINOZA, Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect 1632-1677.
The Goal of the Treatise
In this early work (c. 1656-1661) Spinoza explains the nature of philosophy, how it contributes to our understanding of what is a good life, and what “life plan” is required for achieving a good life.
Three Parts to the Introduction
“Everyman” First-Person Narrative (paragraphs 1-11)
The Highest Good (paragraphs 12-13)
A Life Plan (paragraphs 14-17)
The Perspective of “Everyman”
on the Nature of a Good Life
The unsatisfactoriness associated with such conditional goods as sensual pleasure, money, and honor
A philosophical conversion to a better path
A Philosophical Analysis of a Life Oriented toward the
Highest Good
An Important Distinction: Conditional vs. Unconditional Goods