Part V of Ethics
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Part V of Ethics is the concluding section of Spinoza’s philosophical work "Ethics," in which he analyzes the power of the intellect, human freedom, and the mind’s blessedness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ethics, Part V | 1 |
| Part V of Ethics canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part V of Ethics Context triple: [Part IV of Ethics, precedes, Part V of Ethics]
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Part IV of Ethics
Part IV of Ethics is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece that analyzes human emotional bondage and the power of the passions over human behavior.
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Ethics, Part I
"Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece, where he lays out a rigorous, geometrically structured account of God or Nature as the single infinite substance underlying all reality.
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The Inductions of Ethics
The Inductions of Ethics is a section of Hastings Rashdall’s philosophical work "The Principles of Ethics" that develops his arguments for an objective, ideal utilitarian moral theory.
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Prolegomena to Ethics
Prolegomena to Ethics is a major 19th-century work of moral philosophy by T. H. Green that develops an idealist account of ethics grounded in self-realization and the common good.
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The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part V of Ethics Target entity description: Part V of Ethics is the concluding section of Spinoza’s philosophical work "Ethics," in which he analyzes the power of the intellect, human freedom, and the mind’s blessedness.
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A.
Part IV of Ethics
Part IV of Ethics is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece that analyzes human emotional bondage and the power of the passions over human behavior.
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B.
Ethics, Part I
"Ethics, Part I" is the opening section of Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece, where he lays out a rigorous, geometrically structured account of God or Nature as the single infinite substance underlying all reality.
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C.
The Inductions of Ethics
The Inductions of Ethics is a section of Hastings Rashdall’s philosophical work "The Principles of Ethics" that develops his arguments for an objective, ideal utilitarian moral theory.
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D.
Prolegomena to Ethics
Prolegomena to Ethics is a major 19th-century work of moral philosophy by T. H. Green that develops an idealist account of ethics grounded in self-realization and the common good.
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E.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
part of a philosophical treatise
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philosophical book section ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain the power of the intellect over the affects
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to show how the mind can achieve blessedness ⓘ |
| author |
Baruch Spinoza
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Benedict de Spinoza ⓘ
linked to:
Baruch Spinoza
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| centralClaim |
blessedness is the intellectual love of God
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human freedom consists in understanding necessity ⓘ the intellect can increase its power over the passions ⓘ the mind is eternal in a certain respect ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
active affects
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adequate ideas ⓘ intellectual love of God ⓘ passive affects ⓘ |
| concludingPartOf | Ethics ⓘ |
| contains |
axioms
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corollaries ⓘ definitions ⓘ demonstrations ⓘ propositions ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
eternity of the mind
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human freedom ⓘ intellectual love of God ⓘ mind’s blessedness ⓘ overcoming the passions ⓘ power of the intellect ⓘ |
| method | geometrical method ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork |
Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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linked to:
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
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| partOf | Ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | fifth part ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Part I of Ethics
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linked to:
Ethics, Part I
Part II of Ethics ⓘ
linked to:
Ethics, Part II
Part III of Ethics ⓘ Part IV of Ethics ⓘ |
| treatsConcept |
amor intellectualis Dei
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beatitudo ⓘ eternity ⓘ freedom ⓘ necessity ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Part V of Ethics Description of subject: Part V of Ethics is the concluding section of Spinoza’s philosophical work "Ethics," in which he analyzes the power of the intellect, human freedom, and the mind’s blessedness.
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linked to: Part V of Ethics