The principles of Descartes' philosophy

Introduction

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The Significance of Spinoza's Early Writings . The Publication of " The Principles of Descartes'

Philosophy " ii

The Geometrical Method, its Purpose .... ix

The Geometrical Method the Outcome of Deduction x

Deduction and the Concept of God xix

Spinoza's Idea of God, influenced by His Early Life xx

The Early Influence of Descartes' Philosophy . xxiii An Analysis of the Concept of God found in the

Cogitata Metaphysical

The Eternity of God xxv

There is but One God xxviii

The Greatness of God xxix

The Immutability of God xxx

The Simplicity and Life of God xxxi

The Omniscience of God xxxii

The Will of God xxxv

The Power of God xxxviii

The Concurrence of God xxxviii

God's Attributes identified xl

The Necessity under which God Acts .... xli

God's Determinism leads to Pantheism .... xlvi

Spinoza a " Rationalist " lii

Descartes' Dualism liv

Three Factors turning Spinoza to Pantheism : . l'ix

(i) His Allegiance to Deduction,

(2) His Idea of God,

(3) The Influence of Descartes' Philosophy. Deduction, the Source of the Weakness of Spinoza's System lxvi

Problem of Evil lxvii

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Determinism lxviii

Was Kant influenced by This Early Work of

Spinoza? » Ixxi

The Principal Truth in Spinoza's Pantheism . . lxxv Its Influence in the Main Current of Philosophical Truth . . . ■ . . Ixxvi

Its Influence on Art Ixxviii

Preface of Dr. Meyer i

the principles of descartes' philosophy

PART I. Prolegomenon n

Definitions : Thought, Idea, Substance, Mind, Body,

God, etc 20

The Fundamental Principle of All Knowledge . . 23

Axioms taken from Descartes 25

God's Existence demonstrated ... 30

The Attributes of God 41

Whatever is clearly conceived is True 46

Other Attributes of God . 51

Extended Substance 54

PART 11.

concerning the physical world.

Definitions 57

Axioms and Lemmata 60

The Essential Nature of Matter 63

Concerning Motion . 69

God the Cause of Motion 79

Moving Bodies tend to move in Straight Lines ... 81

The impact of Moving Bodies 87

Chapter III. The Terms Necessary, Contingent, Impossible and Possible Explained 124

Chapter IV. Concerning Duration and Time . . . 129 Chapter V. Concerning Opposition, Order, etc. . . . 130 Chapter VI. Concerning Unity, Truth and Goodness 131

part 11.

Chapter I. Concerning the Eternity of God Chapter II. Concerning the Unity of God . Chapter III. Concerning the Greatness of God Chapter IV. Concerning God's Immutability Chapter V. Concerning the Simplicity of God Chapter VI. Concerning the Life of God Chapter VII. Concerning the Understanding > Chapter VIII. Concerning God's Will . . Chapter IX. Concerning the Power of God . Chapter X. Concerning Creation .... Chapter XI. Concerning the Concurrence of God Chapter XII. Concerning the Human Mind

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