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1、ThePrinciplesofthemostAncientandModernPhilosophyGod,Christ,andCreaturesTheNatureofSpiritandMatterAnneFinch,ViscountessConwayCopyright©2005–2010Allrightsreserved.JonathanBennett[Brackets]encloseeditorialexplanations.Small·dots·enclosematerialthathasbeenadded,b
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4、nway’s;thetitlesofchapters2–9arenot.Firstlaunched:August2009ContentsChapter1:Godandhisdivineattributes1Chapter2:Creaturesandtime3Chapter3:Freedom,infinity,space5Chapter4:Christandcreatures10Chapter5:God,Christ,andtime11AncientandModernPhilosophyAnneFinch,Visco
5、untessConwayChapter6:Change15Chapter7:Bodyandspirit:arguments1–326Chapter8:Bodyandspirit:arguments4–638Chapter9:Otherphilosophers.Light.Life43AncientandModernPhilosophyAnneFinch,ViscountessConway1:GodandhisdivineattributesChapter1:Godandhisdivineattributes1.G
6、odisspirit,light,andlife;heisinfinitelywise,good,atimeandendsatatime.(I’massumingherethatwewantjust,andstrong;heknowseverything,ispresenteverywhere,tousetheterm‘passion’correctly.)candoanything;heisthecreatorandmakerofallthings6.InGodthereisan•ideathatishisima
7、ge,i.e.the•Wordvisibleandinvisible.thatexistsinhim.Initssubstanceoressencethis·idea2.Timedoesn’tpassinGod,nordoesanychangeoccur.orword·isidenticalwithGodhimself.ItisthroughthisHedoesn’thavepartsthatarearrangedthus-and-so,·givingideaorwordthatGodknowshimselfas
8、wellaseverythinghimacertainconstitution·;indeed,hedoesn’thaveseparateelse;allcreaturesweremadeorcreatedaccordingtoit.[Thisparts.Heisintrinsicallyself-containedlyone—abeingwithuseof‘word’e