Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
work by Spinoza
Also known as: “Tractatus de Intellectus Emendatione”
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The Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines his theory of knowledge. Spinoza began writing it around 1661 in Rijnsburg, where he supported himself by grinding lenses. This treatise was intended to be a presentation of how to improve one's understanding and achieve clearer thought, a precursor to his more comprehensive work, the Ethics. The Ethics, which was published posthumously, also contains elements of his epistemological ideas, presented in a geometric style.12
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