Problem
i. What is the major characteristic of rationalism as a philosophy?
ii. Identify 2 facts about Spinoza's life that impacted his philosophy.
iii. Using the passage below, how does Leibnitz summarize the causes within the world:
In general, we must hold that everything in the world can be explained in two ways: through the kingdom of power, that is, through efficient causes, and through the kingdom of wisdom, that is, through final causes, through God, governing bodies for his glory, like an architect, governing them as machines that follow the laws of size or mathematics, governing them, indeed, for the use of souls, and through God governing for his glory souls capable of wisdom, governing them as his fellow citizens, members with him of a certain society, governing them like a prince, indeed like a father, through laws of goodness or moral laws.