Causality and necessity in Spinoza’s ontology

Authors

  • Luís César Guimarães Oliva Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8863.discurso.2015.112516

Keywords:

Spinoza, Causality, Necessity, Ontology

Abstract

This paper intends to reconstruct the demonstrative chain presented in the first book of Spinoza´s Ethics in the perspective of his conception of causality. Present since the first definition of the work (the causa sui), the notion of cause will determinate all of Spinoza´s ontology, leading to the complete refusal of contingency and consequently to the affirmation of reality as absolutely necessary.

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Published

2016-03-17

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How to Cite

Oliva, L. C. G. (2016). Causality and necessity in Spinoza’s ontology. Discurso, 45(2), 249-272. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8863.discurso.2015.112516