The order and connection of ideas in the same as the order and connection of things

Baruch Spinoza
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The order and connection of ideas in the same as the order and connection of things", is a very accurate statement. The order of our thoughts is exactly the order in which things appear in our world. However, this is not true in all cases, which is why Aristotle’s central idea “everything has its place” is so important. For example, if you are walking through a forest, you might notice that you are walking over different types of plants.

Some are tall, some are short, some are big and some are small. Then, if you take a moment to think about it more carefully you may notice that there is order to these plants. They seem to be put in some kind of pattern or sequence that makes sense.

It may even seem like something that someone can see or understand can create the pattern. This kind of thing is called an idea, but it is far more subtle than most people realize. It takes careful attention to observe what things do and how they go together.

The way they go together depends on their position in space at certain times or under certain circumstances.

Source: Ethics

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