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Single Idea 17205

[filed under theme 9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 11. End of an Object ]

Full Idea

A thing cannot be destroyed except by an external cause.

Gist of Idea

Only an external cause can destroy something

Source

Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], III Pr 04)

Book Ref

Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. White,WH/Stirling,AH [Wordsworth 2001], p.105

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The 3 ideas with the same theme [passing-away of a substance or object]:

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Destruction is dissolution of essence [Aristotle]

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Only an external cause can destroy something [Spinoza]

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Within the four types of change, essential attributes are those whose loss means destruction [Copi]