The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Volume 1University Press, 1931 - Philosophy |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 59
Page 159
... action of my mind , yet by this action I always add something else to the idea which I have of that thing ; and of the thoughts of this kind some are called volitions or affections , and others judgments . Now as to what concerns ideas ...
... action of my mind , yet by this action I always add something else to the idea which I have of that thing ; and of the thoughts of this kind some are called volitions or affections , and others judgments . Now as to what concerns ideas ...
Page 417
... action ; and it is very bitter because its cause proceeds from ourselves alone , though this does not prevent its being very useful when it is the case that the action of which we repent is evil , and when we have a certain knowledge of ...
... action ; and it is very bitter because its cause proceeds from ourselves alone , though this does not prevent its being very useful when it is the case that the action of which we repent is evil , and when we have a certain knowledge of ...
Page 418
... action on the part of him for whom we have it , by which also we believe that he has done us some good or at least had that intention . It has thus the same content as favour , and so much the more in that it is founded on an action ...
... action on the part of him for whom we have it , by which also we believe that he has done us some good or at least had that intention . It has thus the same content as favour , and so much the more in that it is founded on an action ...
Contents
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason | 81 |
The Search after Truth | 212 |
Index | 432 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action animal spirits appear Aristotle arteries ARTICLE attribute believe blood body brain cause celestial matter certainly chiliagon clearly and distinctly colour conceive consider contrary corporeal substance deceived deduced Democritus depend Descartes desire difficulty Dioptrics discover distinguish diverse doubt earth easily effect Epistemon error esteem Eudoxus evil excited exist existence of God explained extension fact faculty false fear feel figure fixed stars follow hatred heart heat human hypotenuse idea imagination inasmuch judge judgment knowledge Leibniz less likewise magnitude matter means Meditations merely metaphysical mind mode motion move movement muscles nature nerves never objects observe opinions optic nerves ourselves pass passions perceive perceptions perfect persuaded pertain philosophy Polyander possess present PRINCIPLE PRINCIPLES OF PHILOSOPHY proceed rarefaction reason recognise regard rule sadness sciences sensations senses simple soul speak species spleen sufficient things thought true truth understanding veins whole