Intuition and Reality

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Offers an extended reflection on the problem of Spinoza's attributes, centering on idealist readings of the . Early chapters establish the conditions of the problem: that substance is unique; attributes are each identical to substance; and that attributes are diverse. Later chapters set out the absolutist reading of Spinoza, discuss the perspectival theory, and develop the intuitionist theory. Contends that Spinoza's arguments can be carried on intelligibly because they respond to a genuine puzzle having to do with the ways in which our knowing activities mesh or fail to mesh with reality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)