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Freedom is not randomness
For Spinoza, a person becomes freer by understanding necessity, not by pretending to stand outside nature.
Native lesson
Why Spinoza's freedom is clarity, not escape from reality.
11 minPurpose
Clarify Spinoza's practical meaning of freedom.
Key takeaway
Freedom is not the absence of causes. It is participation with greater understanding.
For Spinoza, a person becomes freer by understanding necessity, not by pretending to stand outside nature.
When causes are seen more clearly, response becomes less reactive and less governed by fantasy.
12 minutes
What do I call freedom that is actually compulsion?
Where does clarity reduce drama?
What pattern becomes less personal when its causes are seen?