The Metaphysical Foundations of Spinoza’s Ethics

Abstract

The article focuses on the problem of relationship between metaphysics and ethics in the Ethics of Spinoza. The author argues that moral philosophy of Spinosa is built on the basis of the priorities of his metaphysical doctrine. In the foundation of the moral being laid primary metaphysical aspiration of every being to preserve its existence, also the desire for self-preservation is the first and only basis of moral virtue. The metaphysical doctrine of substance in Spinosa’s Ethics, its attributes and modes and their hierarchical order should performs modeling functions regarding ethics.