Ethics, Axioms III summary
Axioms III of 17 · Part 5: On the Power of the Understanding, or Human Freedom · 1 min to read the chapter
In Axioms III, contrary actions within one subject necessarily undergo change until their opposition ends. The second axiom makes an effect’s power depend on its cause’s power, insofar as the cause’s essence explains or defines the effect’s essence.
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- Two opposing actions begin within a single subject.
- At least one action necessarily changes, and change continues until the opposition ends.
- The second axiom ties an effect’s power to its cause’s power where their essences have an explanatory relationship.
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