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Spinoza strongly rejects the traditional idea that the soul has a (mortal or immortal) seat, that is, he not only denies that the soul, in the case of death, leaves the body to reach another destination, but also that the soul dies together with the body. In order to understand Spinoza’s position, we have to turn to his theory of conatus, that is, the desire of each being, thus also of the body and the soul (the idea of the body), to persevere in its own being – a desire which belongs to the essence of each being. According to Spinoza, we are part of the infinite divine intellect because the eternity which is in God is also in things, thus also in our bodies and minds. (it) |
