ABSTRACT

This chapter sharpens the reader's focus through various forms of argument employed in Ethics. It is divided into six sections called: Definitions and Axioms; Propositions; Introducing the Mind; Observing Error and Clarity; Common Notions of Error; and Spinoza's Shift in Voice. It addresses not only the form of Spinoza's philosophy, but also the reader's shaping of what is read, inclusive of difficulties and confusions in understanding.