that which is in itself
and is conceived
through itself
it seems for Spinoza
substance exists separate from
any conception of it
any conception of it occurs in it
and any such conception is of it
so how can a conception be in and of?
in and of one in the same thing
surely it is impossible to conceive of something
that is not separate from the conceiving -
from that which does the conceiving?
if we argue mind is subjectivity
it's object is that which is outside of subjectivity
that which is objective
we may choose to think of mind as an object
but perhaps this is just a fact of language
of grammar - of the structure of grammar
once realized - we need to drop the concept of mind
as object
I prefer reflectivity as it is not object-like
but rather operative - an operation - an action
so a conception is a subjective - focus
which is defined by what it includes - and what it excludes
a subjective definition pure and simple
for this reason substance as that which has no negative - no outside
on my view cannot be conceived
cannot be conceived - and cannot be conceived through itself
any conception must be outside of that which is conceived
if it is not outside - it simply cannot be conceived
on this view mind can never be regarded as co-extensive with the external world
it is always within - it cannot be otherwise
the world is outside of mind
mind is in the world
and so
mind cannot be conceived
for it is not outside of itself
yes
