| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon |
| Editors | Karolina Hübner, Justin Steinberg |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 346-347 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108992459 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Abstract
In the Ethics, memory (memoria) is defined as a function of the association of ideas (E2p18). Almost every time I walk into my daughter’s room, I step onto a Lego piece. Thus, my idea of my daughter’s room and my idea of Lego pieces are tightly connected by association. Although there is no conceptual connection between the room and the Lego, one idea evokes the other. If a mind encounters two things, the recurrence of one will evoke the idea of the other.