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64. - Expression

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2025

By
Róbert Mátyási
Edited by
Karolina Hübner  and
Justin Steinberg
Karolina Hübner
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Justin Steinberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

The concept “expression” (expressio, exprimere) plays a unique role in the metaphysics of the Ethics. Spinoza first introduces it to explicate the relationship between attributes and God. According to E1d6, God is the substance “consisting of an infinity of attributes of which each one expresses an eternal and infinite essence.” In turn, expression relates attributes and modes.

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The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon , pp. 160 - 162
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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