Philosophy and Theology

Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter 1990

Frank Lucash
Pages 103-113

Spinoza on the Eternity of the Human Mind

Spinoza’s ideas on the eternity of the human mind have sparked much controversy. As opposed to most commentators, I argue that since substance is eternal, and the human mind can only be conceived in substance, the human mind must also be eternal. Only from a finite and partial view can the human mind be conceived of as having duration.