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Single Idea 17186

[filed under theme 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding ]

Full Idea

Men prefer order to confusion, as if order were something in nature apart from our own imagination.

Gist of Idea

Men say they prefer order, not realising that we imagine the order

Source

Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], IApp)

Book Ref

Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. White,WH/Stirling,AH [Wordsworth 2001], p.38