Abbreviations
References to Spinoza’s work are abbreviated in the following way:
| TEI | Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect |
| Short | Short Treatise on God, Man, and Human Well-Being |
| TPT | Theologico-Political Treatise |
| PT | Political Treatise |
| E | Ethics |
| I, II, III, IV, V | Parts in Ethics |
| DA | Definitions of Affects |
| GDA | General Definition of Affects |
| Ax. | Axiom |
| App. | Appendix |
| Cor. | Corollary |
| Def. | Definition |
| Ex. | Explanation |
| Lem. | Lemma |
| Let. | Letters |
| Post. | Postulate |
| Pref. | Preface |
| Pr. | Proof |
| P. | Proposition |
| Sch. | Scholium |
Thus, EVP23Sch. = Ethics, Part V, Proposition 23, Scholium.
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Cf. is used in a broad sense of “see also.” These were added both as aide memoire and revision props, helping me and any potential reader to cross-reference the argument in question. These can also be seen as an involuntary nod to Spinoza’s equally obsessive cross-referencing.
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The journal relied on three Latin editions and eight translations of Spinoza’s works. See Bibliography.
For the use of the Latin, see Note on the Latin.