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Philosophy of Sciences

2016 year, number 3

SPECIFICALLY SCIENTIFIC AND ABSTRACTLY SPECULATIVE TRAITS IN THE WORLDVIEW OF EARLY SPINOZA

V.P. Goran
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Nikolaeva st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: Спиноза, Декарт, монизм, дуализм, материализм, пантеизм, субстанция, атрибут, протяжение, мышление, абстрактно-спекулятивная и конкретно-научная составляющие миропонимания, Spinoza, Descartes, monism, dualism, materialism, pantheism, substance, attribute, extent, mentality, abstractly speculative and specifically scientific components of worldview

Abstract

The earliest work of Spinoza is discussed in order to reveal specifically scientific and abstractly speculative components in his position. The influence of each component is discussed in the context of the earliest work, as well as consequent works of Spinoza. It is claimed that abstractly speculative theoretising of Spinoza was substantially complemented and concretized by his reliance on specifically scientific knowledge. As the result, his picture of the world can be characterized by integrity and his worldview as of monistic type.