The divine essence and the conception of God in Spinoza

被引：4

作者：

Deveaux, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

SYNTHESE | 2003年 / 135卷 / 03期

关键词：

Prevailing View; Divine Essence; Indistinct Attribute;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1023594617953

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

I argue against a prevailing view that the essence of God is identical with the attributes. I show that given what Spinoza says in 2d2 - Spinoza's purported definition of the essence of a thing - the attributes cannot be identical with the essence of God ( whether the essence of God is understood as the distinct attributes or as a totality of indistinct attributes). I argue that while the attributes do not satisfy the stipulations of 2d2 relative to God, absolutely infinite and eternal power does satisfy those stipulations. Hence, I conclude that absolutely infinite and eternal power is God's essence and that the attributes are expressions of that power.

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页码：329 / 338

页数：10