The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Volume 1University Press, 1931 - Philosophy |
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Page 148
... consider that the heavens , the earth , colours , figures , sound , and all other external things are nought but the illusions and dreams of which this genius has availed himself in order to lay traps for my credulity ; I shall consider ...
... consider that the heavens , the earth , colours , figures , sound , and all other external things are nought but the illusions and dreams of which this genius has availed himself in order to lay traps for my credulity ; I shall consider ...
Page 182
... consider that all quadrilateral figures can be inscribed in the circle ; for supposing I thought this , I should be constrained to admit that the rhombus might be inscribed in the circle since it is a quadrilateral figure , which ...
... consider that all quadrilateral figures can be inscribed in the circle ; for supposing I thought this , I should be constrained to admit that the rhombus might be inscribed in the circle since it is a quadrilateral figure , which ...
Page 246
... consider thought and extension as the modes which are found in substance ; that is , in as far as we consider that one and the same mind may have many different thoughts , and that one body , retaining the same size , may be extended in ...
... consider thought and extension as the modes which are found in substance ; that is , in as far as we consider that one and the same mind may have many different thoughts , and that one body , retaining the same size , may be extended in ...
Contents
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason | 81 |
The Search after Truth | 212 |
Index | 432 |
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