“ God is without passions, neither is he affected by any emotion of pleasure or pain. ”
Baruch Spinoza, Ethics (1677). copy citation
| Author | Baruch Spinoza |
|---|---|
| Source | Ethics |
| Topic | pain passion |
| 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
“Proof.—For this love is associated with all the modifications of the body (V. xiv.) and is fostered by them all (V. xv.) ; therefore (V. xi.) , it must hold the chief place in the mind. Q.E.D.
PROP. XVII. God is without passions, neither is he affected by any emotion of pleasure or pain.
Proof.—All ideas, in so far as they are referred to God, are true (II. xxxii.) , that is (II. Def. iv.) adequate; and therefore (by the general Def. of the Emotions) God is without passions. Again, God cannot pass either to a greater or to a lesser perfection”
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