“ wherefore among individual things nothing is more useful to man, than a man who lives in obedience to reason. ”
Baruch Spinoza, Ethics (1677). copy citation
| Author | Baruch Spinoza |
|---|---|
| Source | Ethics |
| Topic | obedience reason |
| Date | 1677 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by R. H. M. Elwes |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3800/3800-h/3800-h.htm |
Context
“But man acts absolutely according to the laws of his nature, when he lives in obedience to reason (III. Def. ii.) , and to this extent only is always necessarily in harmony with the nature of another man (by the last Prop.) ; wherefore among individual things nothing is more useful to man, than a man who lives in obedience to reason. Q.E.D.
Corollary II.—As every man seeks most that which is useful to him, so are men most useful one to another. For the more a man seeks what is useful to him and endeavours to preserve himself, the more is he endowed with virtue”
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