It is autonomous because it is determined by reason. In such an action the will is free , because the intellect and the will are one. Now, on this foundation, Spinoza develops a system of ethics that is both consistent and morally satisfying. It is consistent because it advocates compassion and it is morally satisfying because it is conducive to social harmony, and gives guidance to the community. In other words, the rational foundation of social life for Spinoza is that, according to the dictate of reason human being, need to seek peace , concord , and friendship together.
Nobody can live in complete isolation, even if hatred and envy drive people apart.
But this fact must be counteracted if human beings want to live together. So Spinoza tries to find a way out of this dilemma as Hobbes and Locke did. He starts his political arguments, like Hobbes, with an account of the state of nature and adopts the conception of natural law and natural right to his own metaphysical system and idea human nature. But whereas Hobbes distinguishes man s natural rights from his natural passions and holds that both factors play a part in making the state of nature a state of war . Spinoza s account of state of nature is purely an inference made from the passions.