Purpose, intent. These are fundamental to the way most people understand God. The will of God is good, and sets the course for you and I, and for all things. Here again, though, Spinoza disagrees. In the appendix to Book 1 of the Ethics Spinoza sets out to demolish what he says is the primary obstacle to understanding what he has written so far: the “prejudice” that God acts with a purpose.
God Acts Without Purpose
God Acts Without Purpose
God Acts Without Purpose
Purpose, intent. These are fundamental to the way most people understand God. The will of God is good, and sets the course for you and I, and for all things. Here again, though, Spinoza disagrees. In the appendix to Book 1 of the Ethics Spinoza sets out to demolish what he says is the primary obstacle to understanding what he has written so far: the “prejudice” that God acts with a purpose.