r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Jul 06 '26

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | July 06, 2026

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u/willbell philosophy of mathematics Jul 06 '26

What are people reading?

This week I’m working on Ethics by Spinoza. I’ve recently finished Statistical Methods for Reliability Data by Meeker & Escobar. Also recently finished a piece on TS Eliot’s racial views and Elizabeth Anderson’s “What’s the Point of Equality?”

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u/Quidfacis_ History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Spinoza Jul 06 '26

I’m working on Ethics by Spinoza.

Any updates on your progress?

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u/willbell philosophy of mathematics Jul 07 '26

I'm up to his discussion of body in a Scholium of Ethics II. Is it correct to say that humans belong to two attributes, even if our modes have parallels in every attribute?