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Full Idea
The will is distinguished from the intellect, the latter being finite, the former infinite.
Gist of Idea
The will is finite, but the intellect is infinite
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], II Pr 49)
Book Ref
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. White,WH/Stirling,AH [Wordsworth 2001], p.90
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