The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Volume 1University Press, 1931 - Philosophy |
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Page 160
... appear to me to be innate , some adventitious , and others to be formed [ or invented ] by myself ; for , as I have the power of understanding what is called a thing , or a truth , or a thought , it appears to me that I hold this power ...
... appear to me to be innate , some adventitious , and others to be formed [ or invented ] by myself ; for , as I have the power of understanding what is called a thing , or a truth , or a thought , it appears to me that I hold this power ...
Page 173
... appear to me possible that He should have given me a faculty which is not perfect of its kind , that is , which is wanting in some perfection due to it . For if it is true that the more skilful the artizan , the more perfect is the work ...
... appear to me possible that He should have given me a faculty which is not perfect of its kind , that is , which is wanting in some perfection due to it . For if it is true that the more skilful the artizan , the more perfect is the work ...
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... appear much stronger than they are , and those which serve to dissuade it to be much weaker . And when the passions urge us only towards things the execution of which necessitates some delay , we ought to abstain from pronouncing any ...
... appear much stronger than they are , and those which serve to dissuade it to be much weaker . And when the passions urge us only towards things the execution of which necessitates some delay , we ought to abstain from pronouncing any ...
Contents
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason | 81 |
The Search after Truth | 212 |
Index | 432 |
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