Abstract
In what follows, a very tentative extension of the foregoing reconstruction is suggested. Love and self-satisfaction (acquiescentia in se ipso) are defined by Spinoza in relation to the "contemplation" of objects. He notes the causes of these emotions: "Love is joy accompanied with the idea of the external cause of the joy" (IIIAff D6); "Self-satisfaction is joy originating from man's contemplation of himself and his power of action [agendi potentia]" (IIIAff D25). When trying to understand the latter notion, it is also profitable to inspect what Spinoza has to say about the opposite, humility (IIIAff D26, IVP53, and IVP53Dem).
