In Spinoza's system, there is no notion of separate substances; there are only distinguishable attributes and modes, so one finite mode can be distinguished from another finite mode but not by virtue of substance distinction.

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Unidentified Speaker — A History of Philosophy | 36 Spinoza [x7qmv1HTE4I]

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There are distinguishable attributes, distinguishable modes. You can distinguish your body from the body sitting next to you. You can distinguish your thoughts from somebody else's. But that's not a distinction of substances.

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A History of Philosophy | 36 Spinozawheatoncollege
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