On the Improvement of Understanding
Download or Read eBook On the Improvement of Understanding PDF written by Benedict de Spinoza and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Benedict de Spinoza |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2012-12-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781625583703 |
ISBN-13 | : 1625583702 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On the Improvement of Understanding by : Benedict de Spinoza
Book excerpt: After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness.