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21861 | Self-knowledge needs perception of the affections of the body [Spinoza] |
Full Idea: The mind does not know itself except in so far as it perceives the ideas of the affections of the body. | |
From: Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], II Pr 23) | |
A reaction: 'The ideas of the affections of the body' seems to be twice removed from the actual body, so I am not crystal clear what this says. The idea of knowing yourself with no involvement at all of the body seems absurd. |