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[from 'The Ethics' by Baruch de Spinoza, in 15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind ]

Full Idea

Spinoza held a bundle theory of the mind, according to which our mind is but a bundle 'composed of a great many ideas'.

Gist of Idea

Spinoza held that the mind is just a bundle of ideas

Source

report of Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], II Pr 15) by Stephan Schmid - Faculties in Early Modern Philosophy 3

Book Reference

'The Faculties: a history', ed/tr. Perler,Dominic [OUP 2015], p.171


A Reaction

This seems to imply that the mind lacks unity, and also lacks a Self. Spinoza doesn't say much about this view.