Substantia prior est natura suis affectionibus.
Symphony no. 2
Set by Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961), "Symphony no. 2", 1987 [ mixed chorus and orchestra ], Donemus
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio I", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Duæ substantiæ diversa attributa habentes nihil inter se commune habent.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio II", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Quæ res nihil commune inter se habent, earum una alterius causa esse non potest.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio III", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Duæ aut plures res distinctæ vel inter se distinguuntur ex diversitate attributorum substantiarum vel ex diversitate earundem affectionum.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio IV", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]In rerum natura non possunt dari duæ aut plures substantiæ ejusdem naturæ sive attributi.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio V", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Una substantia non potest produci ab alia substantia.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio VI", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Ad naturam substantiæ pertinet existere.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio VII", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Omnis substantia est necessario infinita.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio VIII", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Every substance is necessarily infinite", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Quo plus realitatis aut esse unaquæque res habet eo plura attributa ipsi competunt.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio IX", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Unumquodque unius substantiæ attributum per se concipi debet.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio X", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Deus sive substantia constans infinitis attributis quorum unumquodque æternam et infinitam essentiam exprimit, necessario existit.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio XI", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Nullum substantiæ attributum potest vere concipi ex quo sequatur substantiam posse dividi.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio XII", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Substantia absolute infinita est indivisibilis.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio XIII", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Præter Deum nulla dari neque concipi potest substantia.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio XIV", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Quicquid est, in Deo est et nihil sine Deo esse neque concipi potest.
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- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), "Propositio XV", appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Author(s): Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677)