Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
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"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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| Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects canonical | 3 |
| Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions | 1 |
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Target entity: Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects Context triple: [Ethics (Spinoza), hasPart, Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects]
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Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects Target entity description: "Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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A.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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B.
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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C.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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D.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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E.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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| instanceOf |
part of a book
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section of a philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsToShow |
how adequate ideas increase human freedom
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how inadequate ideas lead to emotional bondage ⓘ |
| analyzes | the power of the affects over human behavior ⓘ |
| author |
Baruch Spinoza
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Benedict de Spinoza ⓘ
linked to:
Baruch Spinoza
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| centralConcept |
active affects
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human impotence in moderating and restraining the affects ⓘ passive affects ⓘ power of reason ⓘ servitus humana ⓘ |
| contains |
corollaries
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demonstrations ⓘ propositions ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| describes | how human emotions can enslave us ⓘ |
| explores | the path toward greater rational freedom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
moral philosophy
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philosophical psychology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| follows | Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of emotion
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modern discussions of freedom and determinism ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
affects
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ethics ⓘ freedom ⓘ human bondage ⓘ human emotions ⓘ rationality ⓘ |
| method | geometrical order ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early modern philosophy
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rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | Part IV of Ethics ⓘ |
| precedes | Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Freedom ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ethics, Part I: Of God
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linked to:
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
Ethics, Part II: Of the Nature and Origin of the Mind ⓘ
linked to:
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects ⓘ Ethics, Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Freedom ⓘ
linked to:
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
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| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects Description of subject: "Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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Ethics
Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
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Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order
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Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
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linked to: Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects