He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is… — Baruch Spinoza
He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false.
In the original Latin
Qui enim inter rerum et falsum scit distinguere, debet adaquatam veri et falsi habere ideam.
Ethics · 1677
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Spinoza, Benedict. Ethics, translated by Michael Silverthorne and Matthew J. Kinser. Cambridge University Press, 2018, pt. 2, prop. 42, proof.
Original citation
Spinoza, Baruch. Ethica, Ordine Geometrico Desmonstrata [Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order]. 1677, pt. 2, prop. 42, proof.