Revisiting immanence and conatus in Spinoza

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This thesis focuses on the concept of immanence in Spinoza’s philosophy and its importance in explicating theory of knowledge and conatus. While accounting for immanence, it will seek not only his metaphysics but also a critical discussion of transcendence and emanation. After the metaphysical system behind his philosophy is explained, his defense of necessitarianism will be emphasized. In this study, under the light of these, a coherent interpretation of Spinoza’s solutions, how these relate to his theory of knowledge and striving, will be investigated.

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Immanence (Philosophy)., Philosophy.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/24801

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B. Yaylım, “Revisiting immanence and conatus in Spinoza,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2015.