"As Spinoza gradually got rid of himself, the ‘’Ethica‘’ was born. This is the opposite of being its author. In order to write the ‘'Ethica’', he had to cease to exist. To be more precise, we should say that a certain Baruch Spinoza, who did not exist, wrote the ‘'Ethica’'. (p. 101)"
January 1, 1970
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