The Philosophical Works of Descartes, Volume 1University Press, 1931 - Philosophy |
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Page 56
... easily conclude that there will be no slight profit in transferring whatsoever we find asserted of magnitudes in general to that particular species of magnitude which is most easily and distinctly depicted in our imagination . But it ...
... easily conclude that there will be no slight profit in transferring whatsoever we find asserted of magnitudes in general to that particular species of magnitude which is most easily and distinctly depicted in our imagination . But it ...
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... easily . CIV . Why water with the greatest difficulty . CV . Why the force of great fires is increased by water or salt thrown on them . CVI . What sort of bodies are those which are easily burned . CVII . Why certain bodies may take ...
... easily . CIV . Why water with the greatest difficulty . CV . Why the force of great fires is increased by water or salt thrown on them . CVI . What sort of bodies are those which are easily burned . CVII . Why certain bodies may take ...
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... easily convert themselves into tears , even although no sadness has preceded . And if some old people also weep very easily from vexation , it is not so much the temperament of their body as that of their mind that disposes them to do ...
... easily convert themselves into tears , even although no sadness has preceded . And if some old people also weep very easily from vexation , it is not so much the temperament of their body as that of their mind that disposes them to do ...
Contents
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason | 81 |
The Search after Truth | 212 |
Index | 432 |
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