by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677)
Mens nostra quaedam agit...
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
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Mens nostra quaedam agit, quaedam vero patitur nempe quatenus adaequatas habet ideas eatenus quaedam necessario agit et quatenus ideas habet inadaequatas eatenus necessario quaedam patitur.
Text Authorship:
- by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael Zev Gordon (b. 1963), "Mens nostra quaedam agit... ", 2020, first performed 2020 [ tenor and piano ], from Baruch - Ten Propositions of Baruch Spinoza, no. 3, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Our mind sometimes acts", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-10-13
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