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Being oneself and being self-conscious. Spinoza's concept of freedom

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  • Hynek Tippelt

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The aim of this study is to clarify Spinoza's concept of freedom and outline the meaning of this concept in Spinoza's philosophical system as a whole. First, I outline the position of the topic of freedom within the framework of Spinoza's philosophical teachings and its reception. Then I gradually turn to how Spinoza's topic of freedom appears in the context of ontology, ethics and political philosophy. Spinoza's philosophy is ontological - ethics and political philosophy are the application of his ontology. That is why I will start with the interpretation of its basic metaphysical notions - substance, attributes, and modes. In an ethical context, it is possible to speak of Spinozism of freedom with regard to the concept of so-called power of mind over affects, which will be the next center of interpretation. I will conclude with a summary of Spinoza's political-philosophical views on freedom.

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  • Hynek Tippelt, 2020. "Being oneself and being self-conscious. Spinoza's concept of freedom," E-LOGOS, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2020(1), pages 56-70.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlelg:v:2020:y:2020:i:1:id:472:p:56-70
    DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.472
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