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Ethics V.42

V.42

proposition
Recorded

Spinoza, Ethica, Part V, Proposition 42

The last proposition of the Ethics: blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself.

What it supports

A real closing number in a 1677 geometry of the mind. The Book keeps it as a neighbor, not a proof.

What it does not

Spinoza did not write 42 as a cosmic key. Proposition numbers are his apparatus.

ExactnessChapter / verse

FormChapter / psalm 42

Unitproposition

Strengthhard

When1677

Source

Spinoza, Ethica V, Prop. 42 (1677)

Owner

The Book of 42